US Coast Guard pursues sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela in Caribbean: Report

The US Coast Guard is reportedly pursuing an ‍oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in what would be the second such operation this weekend and the third in less than two weeks, if successful.

“The United States Coast Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned ‘dark fleet’ vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion,” a US official told Reuters on Sunday. “It is flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order.”