The US coastguard intercepted and boarded a tanker transporting Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean on Saturday, as Washington continues to ratchet up pressure on the regime of autocratic president Nicolás Maduro.
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said the pre-dawn action against the vessel was carried out with the assistance of the defence department.
It marks the second time US forces have apprehended an oil tanker on route from Venezuela following its seizure of Skipper on December 10.
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