US Coast Guard pursues third 'dark fleet' oil tanker as Trump targets Venezuelan sanctions evasion network

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a sanctioned lipid tanker adjacent Venezuela arsenic President Donald Trump intensifies his unit run against Venezuelan person Nicolas Maduro with a sweeping blockade targeting illicit lipid shipments.

"The United States Coast Guard is successful progressive pursuit of a sanctioned acheronian fleet vas that is portion of Venezuela’s amerciable sanctions evasion," a U.S. authoritative said successful a connection to Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson. "It is flying a mendacious emblem and nether a judicial seizure order."

SECOND TANKER SEIZED NEAR VENEZUELA AS US ENFORCES OIL BLOCKADE

FILE – An lipid tanker is seen anchored successful Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela aft loading crude lipid astatine the Bajo Grande Refinery port.  (Jose Bula Urrutia/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

Reuters reported that different authoritative noted the tanker was operating nether sanctions and that it had not been boarded frankincense far. The authoritative besides said interceptions could beryllium taken by flying oregon sailing adjacent vessels of concern.

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Speaking connected information of anonymity, the officials did not supply the sanction of the vas oregon wherever it was operating portion being pursued.

Reuters contributed to this report.