Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday joked about a Venezuela-linked oil tanker seized by the U.S. flying a Russian flag, calling it a birthday present for his GOP colleague Sen. Rand Paul ...

After a two-week chase, U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the north Atlantic. The tanker was originally bound for Venezuela but had changed course to avoid the U.S. ships.

A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Special Response Team (MSRT) assisted by the U.S. Navy, seized a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Saturday, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News. Department of ...

Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and pay for basic necessities. Seizures of more tankers ...

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries. By Rebecca F.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posts video of the U.S. Coast Guard apprehending an oil tanker off Venezuela on Dec. 20. Photo: Kristi Noem via X The U.S.’s pursuit of oil tankers around ...

President Trump confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in the latest escalation of tension with the Latin American country and its President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela on Wednesday condemned the U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, calling it an "act of international piracy." "The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly denounces and ...

Dec. 20 (UPI) --The U.S. Coast Guard led another seizure of an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela on Saturday after President Donald Trump declared a blockade of Venezuela. The U.S.

The Trump administration intends to transport an oil tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela to a U.S. port and take legal steps to claim the oil as it intensifies a pressure campaign on Venezuelan ...

The Coast Guard and other troops boarded the M/T Centuries after it departed Venezuela. It’s the second tanker seized this month. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 20, 2025 8:01 PM EST American forces ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Nearly two weeks after the U.S. seized a Venezuelan oil tanker believed to be part of a ghost fleet, the ship arrived off the shore of Galveston. The tanker is about 50 miles ...