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Cheezoholic

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2. I'm remindedof the scene in Lord of War with the guys hanging off the back painting a new name on it lol

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:44 AM

Jan 5

Bet these crews just went full on Black Beard and are gonna try and sell that oil and keep the money for themselves and//or the ship owners. Taking advantage of the chaos immediately after a military action for profit is nothing new.

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Sanctioned Oil Tankers Flee Venezuela in Defiance of U.S. Blockade [View all] littlemissmartypants Jan 5 OP

Whatever you do tanker skippers, don't, I repeat don't try to pass yourselves off as drug boats. Buddyzbuddy Jan 5 #1

The official excuse was that they lacked the proper forces for taking the 3rd tanker. Igel Jan 5 #3

I'm remindedof the scene in Lord of War with the guys hanging off the back painting a new name on it lol Cheezoholic Jan 5 #2