Pre dawn seizures are meant to scare people who think they are invisible. Oil is the bloodstream here, not the crime story they are selling.
The owner and manager of the ship were Chinese. You just apprehended a Chinese Oil Tanker. The ship was never sanctioned either. Clearly this will be an international issue. pic.twitter.com/k3dezoLWQb
— Ali (@MerruX) December 20, 2025
Another oil tanker has been boarded by the US near Venezuela, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro’s government.
The Bella 1 tanker, a Panamanian-flagged vessel sanctioned by the US, was en…— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) December 21, 2025