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The United States has seized its fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela, named Olina, in the Caribbean as part of its ongoing Operation Southern Spear. This operation aims to enforce sanctions and disrupt the illicit oil trade associated with Venezuela's interim government, signaling a strong stance by the U. S. Navy in the region.
This frame grab from a video posted on US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's X account obtained on January 9, 2025, shows what she says is the US Coast Guard boarding and seizing the tanker Olina in international waters east of the Caribbean Sea on January 9, 2026. The United States said Friday it seized another tanker that tried to break an American naval blockade aimed at preventing sanctioned oil from departing Venezuela, the fifth ship apprehended in recent weeks. The Olina was "another 'ghost fleet' tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil" and was seized after it "departed Venezuela attempting to evade US forces," Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem said in a post on X. (Photo by US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's X account / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's X account / Handout" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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