Reuters
La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos está esperando la llegada de fuerzas adicionales antes de intentar abordar e incautar el petrolero Bella 1, un buque vinculado a Venezuela que ha rechazado intentos de abordaje por parte de la Guardia Costera desde el domingo, según un funcionario estadounidense y una fuente familiarizada con el asunto. Por […]
TL;DR
- The U.S. Coast Guard is awaiting additional forces to board and seize the oil tanker Bella 1, which has evaded capture since Sunday.
- The operation may involve elite Maritime Security Response Teams capable of rappelling from helicopters.
- This pursuit highlights the discrepancy between the Trump administration's desire to seize sanctioned tankers and the Coast Guard's limited resources.
- The Coast Guard can conduct law enforcement actions, including boarding and seizing vessels under U.S. sanctions.
- President Trump ordered a 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela to pressure President Maduro.
- The Coast Guard has recently seized two other oil tankers.
- The Maritime Security Response Teams are limited and trained for these specific boarding operations.
- The Coast Guard is facing resource restrictions and a 'severe readiness crisis'.
- The U.S. has deployed significant military assets to the Caribbean, but the Coast Guard has fewer resources for its missions.