Estados Unidos intercepta un tercer buque petrolero en aguas venezolanas
Este domingo, 21 de diciembre, el Gobierno de Estados Unidos interceptó un tercer petrolero en el mar Caribe, cerca de las costas de Venezuela, justo un día después de la incautación de un tanquero con bandera panameña que, según Washington, traficaba “crudo sancionado” dentro de la “flota fantasma” venezolana.
TL;DR
- The U.S. intercepted a third oil tanker near Venezuela on December 21st.
- A Panamanian-flagged tanker, the M/T Centuries, was seized, allegedly for trafficking sanctioned Venezuelan crude oil.
- Washington calls this part of Venezuela's "ghost fleet" used to finance the Maduro regime.
- The U.S. previously seized the sanctioned tanker Skipper on December 10th, 2025.
- President Trump ordered a total blockade on sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the country.
- The U.S. is conducting a military campaign against drug trafficking in the region, destroying suspected drug-related boats and killing crew members.