The US military boarded the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Veronica III in the Indian Ocean, after tracking it from the Caribbean, on suspicion of facilitating Venezuela in evading US sanctions. This interception, amid ongoing US efforts to enforce a blockade on Venezuelan oil exports, underscores the expanded maritime operations the US has undertaken to enforce sanctions on oil shipments. The Veronica III, which departed Venezuela carrying 1.9 million barrels of crude oil, highlights the broader crackdown by the US on vessels attempting to transport sanctioned oil, as part of a recent series of maritime interventions aimed at curtailing Venezuela’s oil export routes.
US boards Veronica III tanker in Indian Ocean crackdown
