US seizes 6th tanker in the Caribbean
ABC News • • general
Key Points:
- The U.S. seized the Motor Tanker Veronica in the Caribbean during a pre-dawn operation conducted by a Coast Guard tactical team, as announced by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- The tanker was operating in defiance of President Trump's established quarantine on sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean, having previously passed through Venezuelan waters.
- The operation involved Marines and sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear launching from the USS Gerald R. Ford, and the seizure occurred without incident.
- This marks the sixth tanker linked to Venezuela boarded by U.S. forces in recent weeks amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela.
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