La Guardia Costera de EE.UU. carece de fuerzas para incautar por ahora un petrolero vinculado a Venezuela, según Reuters
La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos está esperando la llegada de fuerzas adicionales antes de intentar potencialmente abordar e incautar un petrolero vinculado a Venezuela que ha estado persiguiendo desde el domingo, dijo a Reuters un funcionario estadounidense y una fuente familiarizada con el asunto. Reuters El buque, identificado por grupos marítimos como el Bella […]
TL;DR
- The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to potentially board and seize the oil tanker Bella 1.
- The Bella 1 has refused to be boarded by the Coast Guard since Sunday.
- Only two specialized Maritime Security Response Teams are available for such operations, including rappelling from helicopters.
- The pursuit highlights the limited resources of the Coast Guard compared to the Trump administration's goals.
- The Coast Guard is a branch of the military but falls under the Department of Homeland Security.
- The U.S. has deployed a large military force to the Caribbean, but the Coast Guard has fewer resources.
- The Coast Guard has stated it lacks resources for its growing mission list, including search and rescue and drug interdictions.
- Admiral Kevin Lunday described the Coast Guard as being in a "severe readiness crisis" and less prepared than in the past 80 years.