BREAKING: The U.S. seized another tanker in the Caribbean on Thursday morning, Secretary Kristi Noem announced, saying that the vessel was "operating in defiance of President Trump's established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean." https://t.co/E2KpYz53Pa pic.twitter.com/SWGTMamB5E
— ABC News (@ABC) January 15, 2026
The United States seized another tanker in the Caribbean Thursday morning, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced — saying in a social media post that the vessel was “operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the seizure in an X post along with video of the operation, which she said happened without incident.
BREAKING: The U.S. seized another tanker in the Caribbean on Thursday morning, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Noem announced. https://t.co/7WFXXBBJTu
— ABC News (@ABC) January 15, 2026