"U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country's oil. The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. The ship had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump's "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean," she said."
"U.S. Southern Command said Marines and sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to take part in the operation alongside a Coast Guard tactical team, which Noem said conducted the boarding as in previous raids. The military said the ship was seized "without incident." Several U.S. government social media accounts posted brief videos that appeared to show various parts of the ship's capture."
U.S. forces seized the tanker Veronica in the Caribbean, citing links to Venezuela and alleged defiance of a quarantine on sanctioned vessels. The Coast Guard boarded the ship early Thursday, supported by Marines and sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford alongside a Coast Guard tactical team. The military reported the seizure occurred without incident. Government videos showed helicopters approaching, troops rappelling onto the deck, and at least nine people visible on board. Veronica last transmitted a location off Aruba on Jan. 3 and was partially filled with crude. Veronica is the sixth sanctioned tanker seized in the campaign.
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