Oil Tanker

US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast

The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said, escalating US pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s regime. “As you probably know we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,” Trump said. “Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually.” Attorney General Pam Bondi …

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Egypt Independent December 11, 2025

Oil tanker attacked by Huthis in Red Sea appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon says

CNN — The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen’s Huthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. The Sounion was targeted last week by multiple projectiles off Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah. The Huthis, who control …

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Egypt Independent August 28, 2024