US seizes Olina tanker in Caribbean, fifth vessel taken in Venezuela blockade:
The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted ...
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US Seizes Fifth Tanker in Caribbean Oil CrackdownOlina was seized on Jan 9 during an intensified US blockade targeting Venezuelan oil exports ongoing since January 2025.
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- The Olina, flying a false Timor Leste flag, was apprehended without incident by US marines in the Caribbean Sea.
- The tanker had recently departed Venezuela fully loaded and was returning amid a US-enforced blockade on Venezuelan oil exports.
- Five tankers from a Venezuelan flotilla carrying PDVSA oil have either been seized or forced to turn back in recent weeks.
- The US maintains a global blockade to prevent the smuggling of sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments.
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