Second Venezuelan oil tanker seized by US military in blockade enforcement
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The US Coast Guard Maritime Special Response Team (MSRT), supported by the US Navy, seized a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday, a US official confirmed to Fox News.
The operation involved a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Special Response Team supported by the U.S. Navy and was the latest enforcement action in connection with President Donald Trump’s announced blockade of sanctioned oil tankers.
BONDI SHARES HEART-STOP FOOTAGE OF US SEIZURE OF VENEZUELAN OIL TANKER IN A RARE EVENT LAST SHOWN IN 2014
A crude oil tanker waits its turn to load crude oil at Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on May 9. (Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images)
The seizure comes just days after President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would impose a “total and total blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting Venezuela.
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The Pentagon referred Fox News Digital to the White House, but the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is a developing story, check back later for updates.
