EE UU aseguró que el segundo buque petrolero confiscado pertenece a la “flota fantasma” de Venezuela
La Casa Blanca aseguró que el segundo petrolero incautado en el Caribe forma parte de la “flota fantasma” de Venezuela
TL;DR
- The US intercepted a ship off the coast of Venezuela, identifying it as a "flag of convenience" vessel operating within Venezuela's "ghost fleet."
- The US claims the tanker was transporting sanctioned PDVSA oil to finance the Maduro regime.
- This is the second vessel intercepted by the US in the Caribbean under President Trump's orders.
- The US Secretary of Homeland Security stated Washington will continue to pursue illicit movements of sanctioned oil funding narcoterrorism.
- Venezuela rejected the interception, calling it "piracy" and "theft and kidnapping" of a private ship, and denounced the "forced disappearance" of the crew.