U.S. Seizes Seventh Tanker Linked To Venezuelan Oil
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WASHINGTON, U.S. military forces boarded and seized the tanker Sagitta on Tuesday, marking the seventh tanker linked to Venezuela taken by U.S. authorities as part of measures to enforce sanctions and control Venezuelan oil sales. U.S. Southern Command said the vessel was apprehended without incident and alleged it operated in defiance of President Trump's quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean. The Sagitta is Liberian-flagged and listed as owned and managed by a Hong Kong company; U.S. officials said it had taken Venezuelan oil and was sanctioned under a 2022 executive order. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. 2022: U.S. issues executive order linking sanctions to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, used to sanction vessels.
- 2. Mid-December: President Trump ordered a quarantine/blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
- 3. December–January: U.S. forces commenced multiple boardings and seizures of vessels said to be linked to Venezuelan oil.
- 4. More than two months before seizure: MV Sagitta last transmitted position leaving the Baltic Sea.
- 5. Jan. 20: U.S. Southern Command announced seizure of the Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident, the seventh such interdiction.
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