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U.S. Seizes 2nd Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela

U.S. Coast Guard intercepts a second oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast

In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard with the support of the Department of War apprehended an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela.

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US intercepts oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, officials say

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US seizes second oil tanker near Venezuela amid blockade

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US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela's coast

The US has seized a vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, US officials have told BBC News partner CBS.

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US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela, American officials say

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U.S. Seizes Second Oil Tanker Near Venezuela

US Says It Intercepted Second Tanker in Venezuela Blockade

The US Coast Guard stopped and boarded an oil tanker in the Caribbean early Saturday that was last docked in Venezuela, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade.

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World’s biggest oil reserve holder faces US chokehold as Trump targets Venezuela’s shadow tanker fleet

Trump orders total blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers as the South American nation controls world's largest oil reserves with over 300 billion barrels.

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A look at how Venezuela's 'phantom fleet' smuggles oil aboard black-market ships

The fleet of ghost ships Venezuela uses to smuggle part of its oil to black markets, which President Donald Trump vowed this week to stop with a military blockade, is made up of dozens of old tankers and operates following the example of other nations under sanctions such as Russia and Iran,