forces have seized another oil tanker with ties to Venezuela in the Caribbean... to control Venezuela’s oil industry since a U.S ... and foreign investors’ access to Venezuela’s oil.
It is the sixth tanker that has been seized by the U.S. as part of the effort by Trump’s administration to control the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products ... .
The M/VBella 1 was renamed Marinera and re-flagged as Russian as it attempted to evade US forces. It was captured near Iceland on January 7 for allegedly violating sanctions by transporting Venezuelan crude oil ... .