- A sanctioned oil tanker, Bella 1, turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean after being pursued by US forces.
- The US Coast Guard encountered the ship near Barbados and instructed it to move to calmer waters, but the tanker sailed toward the Atlantic Ocean instead.
- The US has ordered a blockade to pressure Venezuela’s government by squeezing its finances, with a focus on quarantining Venezuelan oil for the next two months.
A sanctioned oil tanker pursued by US forces turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration continues a blockade piling pressure on Caracas.
The US Coast Guard encountered the ship, Bella 1, amid bad weather near Barbados on Sunday and instructed the tanker to move to calmer waters for safe boarding, according to the people familiar with the operation, who asked not to be identified without permission to speak publicly.
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