US EditionUS seizes second vessel near Venezuela as Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas
- Reuters first reported that on Dec. 20, 2025, the United States Coast Guard is seizing a second sanctioned vessel off Venezuela in international waters.
- Following last week's seizure of The Skipper, an elite U.S. Coast Guard tactical operations team, President Donald Trump announced a blockade on Dec. 16 of all sanctioned oil tankers.
- U.S. military helicopters are dropping off Coast Guard personnel and observing operations overhead, while anonymous U.S. officials said the Coast Guard is leading the interdiction and declined to disclose the location.
- Loaded vessels have remained in Venezuelan waters, sharply reducing Venezuelan crude exports, and analysts warn the embargo could push oil prices higher.
- Observers say the moves form part of a wider pressure campaign on Venezuela's oil, with a shadow fleet disguising trades since 2019 while China remains a major buyer at roughly 4%.
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BREAKING: US Seizes Another Venezuelan Oil Tanker in Epic Pre-Dawn Action
The US seized another Venezuelan oil tanker on Saturday morning amid the Trump Administration’s escalation with the Maduro Regime. The US Coast Guard Maritime Special Reaction Team (MSRT) and the US Navy seized a second Venezuelan oil tanker on Saturday morning after Trump ordered a full blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers going to and from Venezuela. “In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard with the support of …
Trump reportedly escalates pressure on Venezuela with another oil tanker seizure * WorldNetDaily * by Melissa O’Rourke, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link The U.S. military seizes a Venezuelan oil tanker on Wednesday, Dec. 10. 2025 The U.S. intercepted and seized a vessel in international waters near Venezuela, marking the second such operation in recent weeks, multiple outlets reported Saturday. The U.S. Coast Guard led the operation with assistance from other branches of the military, U.S. officials
US Coast Guard Intercepts 2nd Oil Tanker From Venezuela: Noem
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, on Dec. 20, intercepted an oil tanker that last docked in Venezuela, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced. “In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the U.S. Coast Guard with the support of the Department of War apprehended an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela,” Noem said in a post on X on Saturday afternoon. “The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement o…
U.S. apprehends another oil tanker amid Trump’s Venezuela blockade
The U.S. intercepted a commercial vessel leaving Venezuela on Saturday, days after President Donald Trump announced a “complete blockade” on all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela as part of the administration’s ramped-up pressure against the government of President Nicolás Maduro. U.S. Coast Guard members boarded an oil tanker that “was last docked in Venezuela,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem said in…
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