Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela

US Coast Guard officials said on Sunday that they are tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela, according to media reports, marking the second such action over the weekend – and the third within the past week.

One official who spoke to Reuters, who first reported the pursuit, indicated that the tanker is subject to sanctions but did not provide the vessels precise location. An official also confirmed Sunday’s pursuit to the Associated Press, and said that it involved “a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion”.