US seizes two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil
One of the tankers was seized in the North Atlantic and another in the Caribbean.
The US says it seized a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic linked to Venezuelan oil, and another tanker in the Caribbean in "back-to-back" boarding of two "ghost fleet" ships. We have the latest from our global affairs reporter.
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Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: The vessel tanker Bella 1 (now called the Marinera) at Singapore Strait, after US officials say the US Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in this picture taken from social media on 18 March, 2025. Credit: Hakon Rimmereid/Reuters)
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