The Wall Street Journal
Un buque de la Guardia Costera surcaba el Océano Atlántico, con su objetivo a la vista a solo media milla de distancia, cuando se dio cuenta de algo. La tripulación iba a necesitar refuerzos, según informaron las autoridades estadounidenses. Por The Wall Street Journal El Bella 1, un petrolero mucho más grande que cualquier buque […]
TL;DR
- The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing the oil tanker Bella 1 in the Atlantic Ocean after it refused to be boarded near Venezuela.
- The Bella 1 is sanctioned for allegedly transporting Iranian oil on behalf of U.S.-designated terrorist organizations, Hezbollah and the Houthis.
- The U.S. is deploying a Special Maritime Response Team, an elite unit trained to board hostile vessels.
- This pursuit is part of the U.S. strategy to pressure Nicolás Maduro's regime by targeting Venezuela's oil industry.
- The Bella 1 has a history of employing 'ghost fleet' tactics, such as disabling transponders and conducting ship-to-ship transfers.
- The U.S. has a court order to seize the Bella 1 and plans to take its oil, similar to previous seizures of tankers carrying Venezuelan oil.