Estados Unidos incautó un segundo buque petrolero de Venezuela, frente a sus costas

En las últimas horas, Estados Unidos interceptó un buque petrolero frente a las costas de Venezuela, el más reciente golpe en medio de una campaña de presión contra Caracas, informó el gobierno estadounidense.

Estados Unidos incautó un segundo buque petrolero de Venezuela, frente a sus costas

TL;DR

  • The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
  • The tanker, identified as the Centuries, is suspected of transporting oil subject to U.S. sanctions.
  • The U.S. stated it will continue to pursue illicit movement of sanctioned oil funding narco-terrorism.
  • Venezuela condemned the seizure as piracy and denounced the forced disappearance of the crew.
  • The Centuries is a Chinese-owned, Panamanian-flagged tanker that loaded crude oil in Venezuela.
  • The U.S. accused the vessel of being a 'false flag' ship operating as part of Venezuela's 'shadow fleet'.