US forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil

[Wicked Blue]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil.

U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s “established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”

The military command did not say whether the U.S. Coast Guard took control of the tanker as has been the case in prior seizures. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to questions for more details.

The Sagitta is a Liberian-flagged tanker and its registration says it is owned and managed by a company in Hong Kong. The ship last transmitted its location more than two months ago when exiting the Baltic Sea in northern Europe.

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[Aussie105]

1. "Established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean."

I prefer the translation from inside my head scrolling across the inside of my eyelids - "The US executes high seas piracy, again."

Someone explain: How is this not piracy?