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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Defense Department said Sunday that American forces intercepted and boarded another Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight.
According to a Pentagon statement published on the social network X, the Veronica III was tracked by the Americans from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean, after which it was stopped and inspected.
"Overnight, U.S. forces exercised their right to search, interdict, and board the Veronica III in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility without incident," the publication said.
"The vessel attempted to circumvent the quarantine imposed by President [US President Donald] Trump, hoping to escape. We tracked it from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean, closed the distance, and stopped it," the Pentagon reported, adding that "international waters offer no refuge."
According to ship tracking and maritime data websites, the Veronica III is a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker.
Just a week ago, US forces similarly pursued and boarded the Venezuela-linked oil tanker Aquila II as it sailed from the Caribbean in the Indian Ocean.
Last December, Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing a "total and complete blockade" on all oil tankers under US sanctions traveling to or from Venezuela. The blockade continued after US forces raided Venezuela on January 3 and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
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