US intercepts third tanker in a week as it tightens control over Venezuelan oil
Sky News·2026-01-10 03:00

The US military says its forces have seized a third oil tanker in the space of a week.Overnight, US Marines and navy sailors boarded the Olina tanker in the Caribbean Sea, near Trinidad, before the US Coast Guard took control of the vessel, the US Southern Command said in a statement. "There is no safe haven for criminals," it added as it announced the capture of the ship.The tanker seizures have come in the days since Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was deposed, as the US seeks to tightens its control of ...