The U.S. Coast Guard has seized a ship near Venezuela.
President Donald Trump ordered a blockade last week on sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. In response, the Venezuelan Navy started escorting oil tankers, Townhall reported.
WATCH: U.S. Coast Guard seizes oil tanker near Venezuela.
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) December 20, 2025
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In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard with the support of the Department of War apprehended an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela.
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) December 20, 2025
The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund… pic.twitter.com/nSZ4mi6axc
Exclusive: US interdicting sanctioned vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say https://t.co/kXW3pp57hg https://t.co/kXW3pp57hg
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 20, 2025
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard is currently interdicting a sanctioned vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters of the Caribbean Sea, according to three U.S. officials. https://t.co/RY51IiG3Hq
— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2025
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard is currently interdicting a sanctioned vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters of the Caribbean Sea, according to three U.S. officials. https://t.co/8crrgICgqX pic.twitter.com/GEVGf1SdmG
— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2025
U.S. HAS ATTEMPTED TO INTERDICT AND SEIZE ANOTHER SANCTIONED VESSEL OFF COAST OF VENEZUELA IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, TWO U.S. OFFICIALS TELL REUTERS
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) December 20, 2025
The United States attempted to interdict and seize another sanctioned vessels off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, according to officials. - Reuters
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) December 20, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: The United States Coast Guard is CURRENTLY interdicting a sanctioned vessel off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean, the second sanctioned vessel to be seized - Reuters
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 20, 2025
HUGE FAFO CONTINUES!
Welcome to the Trump Doctrine. We're taking our hemisphere BACK. pic.twitter.com/ilgQ2bRNWM
On Dec. 10, the U.S. seized an oil tanker. The actions apply more pressure to the country's president, Nicolás Maduro.