US forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks, the US military confirmed on Wednesday.
US European Command announced the seizure of the merchant vessel Bella 1 for “violations of US sanctions” in a social media post. The US had been pursuing the tanker since last month after it tried to evade a US blockade on sanctioned oil vessels around Venezuela.
The US military seized the vessel and subsequently handed over control of it to…
US forces seize Russia-flagged tanker linked to Venezuela sanctions
