U.S. Seizes Ship Off Coast of Venezuela

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.

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— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) December 20, 2025

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.

The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund… pic.twitter.com/nSZ4mi6axc

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) December 20, 2025

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

HUGE FAFO CONTINUES!

Welcome to the Trump Doctrine. We're taking our hemisphere BACK. pic.twitter.com/ilgQ2bRNWM

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 20, 2025

On Dec. 10, the U.S. seized an oil tanker. The actions apply more pressure to the country's president, Nicolás Maduro. 

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