US Seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela - WTF???

[Ducbutter]

Originally Posted by CG2014

Those Venezuelan tankers are carrying medium range ballistic missiles, AK-103 Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition produced at 2 Russian factories located in Venezuela, and they are headed for Cuba!

Uhhh, say what?

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by slowmover

This is good news for the Chinese and their 2027 timeline to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027. Less assets in the South China sea.

that's what everyone is saying ...

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

When the US imposes sanctions on another country, does that mean that the country is at war with the US?

They keep talking about "sanctioned oil," but does that mean it's ours for the taking, because Trump is stealing it now.

Is this another violation of international law by the Trump administration?

No/Yes/No


bahahahhaaaa

Originally Posted by CG2014

Those Venezuelan tankers are carrying medium range ballistic missiles, AK-103 Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition produced at 2 Russian factories located in Venezuela, and they are headed for Cuba!

interesting

Originally Posted by Ducbutter

Uhhh, say what?

yeah .. like DB gonna need some shred of proof on that above ...

[RX792P]

Meanwhile...

Are we still chasing that tanker? Last heard:
Russia filed a formal diplomatic request that the United States stop pursuing an oil tanker originally bound for Venezuela that has evaded US custody for almost two weeks.

Meanwhile...


Despite Rubio's "oil quarantine", it looks like the naval task force has their job cut out for them.

Venezuela has shipped out about a dozen oil tankers carrying crude and petroleum products in recent days, with vessels departing in dark mode, TankerTrackers.com said on Monday.
The dozen or so departures have taken place despite the U.S. blockade off Venezuela, which is aimed at preventing sanctioned tankers from going to and from the South American country.
Venezuela has cleared in recent days at least four very large crude carriers (VLCC), or supertankers capable of carrying about 2 million barrels of oil each, to leave the country, a source familiar with the schedule told Reuters on Monday.

[Yssup Rider]

DON'T THEY KNOW THAT'S OUR OIL?????

How dare they steal their oil back from us?

We invented it!!!!

[RX792P]

Originally Posted by RX792P

Meanwhile...

Are we still chasing that tanker? Last heard:
Russia filed a formal diplomatic request that the United States stop pursuing an oil tanker originally bound for Venezuela that has evaded US custody for almost two weeks.

Meanwhile...


Despite Rubio's "oil quarantine", it looks like the naval task force has their job cut out for them.

Venezuela has shipped out about a dozen oil tankers carrying crude and petroleum products in recent days, with vessels departing in dark mode, TankerTrackers.com said on Monday.
The dozen or so departures have taken place despite the U.S. blockade off Venezuela, which is aimed at preventing sanctioned tankers from going to and from the South American country.
Venezuela has cleared in recent days at least four very large crude carriers (VLCC), or supertankers capable of carrying about 2 million barrels of oil each, to leave the country, a source familiar with the schedule told Reuters on Monday.

AP now reporting we've seized the ship...

U.S. forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks, the U.S. military confirmed on Wednesday.

U.S. European Command announced the seizure of the merchant vessel Bella 1 for “violations of U.S. sanctions” in a social medial post. The U.S. had been pursuing the tanker since last month after it tried to evade a U.S. blockade on sanctioned oil vessels around Venezuela.

https://news.yahoo.com/articles/us-f...134357162.html

[Yssup Rider]

We need that oil!!!!

Trump covets that oil!!!

[pxmcc]

Originally Posted by RX792P

AP now reporting we've seized the ship...



https://news.yahoo.com/articles/us-f...134357162.html

yikes that was close..

https://share.google/GXRDkYVCWvCkqr4pH

sorry Russia, the early bird gets the worm..

it's good our Coast Guard Cutter the Munro is fast. i wonder if that's part of the Munro Doctrine, fast cutters..

[Precious_b]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

We need that oil!!!!

Trump covets that oil!!!

Any bets where the $$$$ will be going?

[RX792P]

Tanker seizures now total at least 5 with a new seizure early this AM.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-for...e-dawn-mission

[Yssup Rider]

Beautiful captured oil.

RELEASE THE FUCKING EPSTEIN FILES!

[Yssup Rider]

Originally Posted by CG2014

Those Venezuelan tankers are carrying medium range ballistic missiles, AK-103 Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition produced at 2 Russian factories located in Venezuela, and they are headed for Cuba!

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Wow! I'd sure like to see some verifiable details on that.

If that's the case, then why isnt Trump saying so? He is so good at keeping his mouth shut after all...

Let's just call that claim BS until proven otherwise.

Circling back to this.

Any closer to proof of that statement, CG?

[RX792P]

Originally Posted by CG2014

Those Venezuelan tankers are carrying medium range ballistic missiles, AK-103 Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition produced at 2 Russian factories located in Venezuela, and they are headed for Cuba!

Hmmm...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/...120000929.html

This invites the question of what, if anything, the Marinera was transporting. The empty tanker began its voyage in Iran in August. If it was carrying something, then Putin was going to great lengths to try and prevent Team Trump from finding out its cargo. Navies rarely dispatch nuclear-powered submarines to safeguard empty oil tankers.

Or it could have been shipping weapons and military assets — for example, Iranian-made drones, Russian built surface-to-air missile batteries, etc. — for use by the Maduro regime itself. Or perhaps, all of the above. We will know soon enough.

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

We need that oil!!!!

Trump covets that oil!!!

... Too right! ... "Trump-tilda .... Trump-tilda!"
... "Trump-tilda, He'll get our money $$$ and run Venezuela!" ..

#### Salty