'Spoof' ship: Seized oil tanker Skipper hid location data, visited Iran and Venezuela
CNBC·2025-12-12 01:01

The big crude oil tanker that U.S. forces seized on Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela since 2024 has shown a "clear pattern" of spoofing its location to hide where it actually was, according to a leading energy consulting firm.And data suggests that the Guyana-flagged tanker identified as "Skipper" since 2022 has carried sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela.The oil industries of both nations are under U.S. sanctions, and Skipper has been under sanction by the Office of Foreign Assets Control since 2022 ...