The United States has seized another tanker in its campaign to control the flow of oil to and from Venezuela.
The Olina was seized overnight in the Caribbean Sea, an operation conducted by the Coast Guard and Joint Task Force Southern Spear, two U.S. officials told NBC News.
The U.S. military confirmed the seizure, saying in a post on X that it was “unwavering in its mission to defend our homeland by ending illicit activity and restoring security in the Western Hemisphere.”
The Olina was “another “ghost fleet” tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a separate post. The vessel “had departed Venezuela attempting to evade U.S. forces,” she added.