US Says It Intercepted Second Tanker in Venezuela Blockade
A helicopter flies over the Centuries tanker, in an image from a video released by Homeland
Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Source: Homeland Security Secretary
The US Coast Guard stopped and boarded an oil tanker in the Caribbean early Saturday that was last docked in Venezuela, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade.
The Centuries supertanker laden with up to 2 million barrels of Venezuelan crude was flying a Panamanian flag, according to people familiar with the matter. A Chinese company holds title to the oil, the people added. The crew of about 40 people were mostly Chinese, a person said.