US military forces seize fifth tanker in effort to control Venezuelan oil
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#72Q2D)
Pre-dawn assault on the Olina oil tanker was carried out by US marines and navy sailors in the Caribbean near Trinidad
The US early on Friday boarded another oil tanker, the US military said, as part of efforts to target sanctions-busting vessels traveling to and from Venezuela.
US forces were seen in video footage that officials posted online landing on the ship's deck as the vessel named Olina was seized in the Caribbean near Trinidad. It is the fifth such interdiction of such ships in recent weeks, separately from the series of previous US operations since the start of the fall to strike suspected drug boats off the coast of Venezuela.
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