
US Boards and Seizes Olina Near Trinidad in Fifth Venezuela-Linked Action
U.S. authorities seized tanker Olina near Trinidad on 9 January 2026, the fifth recent action tied to Venezuela sanctions enforcement and deceptive flag tactics.

U.S. authorities seized tanker Olina near Trinidad on 9 January 2026, the fifth recent action tied to Venezuela sanctions enforcement and deceptive flag tactics.

US forces have seized a VLCC widely identified as the Skipper after satellite imagery showed the 310,000 dwt tanker loading about 1.1 million barrels of sanctioned Merey crude at Venezuela’s Jose terminal.
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