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US Pursuing 3rd Vessel in International Waters Near Venezuela

‘It is flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order,’ a U.S. official said.
US Pursuing 3rd Vessel in International Waters Near Venezuela
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel, in this file photo. Mandy Thomas/U.S. Coast Guard
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The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, the third in less than two weeks, a U.S. official told The Epoch Times on Dec. 21.

“The United States Coast Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion,” the official said.

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