The seizure comes comes days after President Trump announced a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

For a second time in a month, the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

The U.S. confirmed that it seized an oil tanker near Venezuela, the second such seizure this month. The U.S. Coast Guard led the operation, which took place in international waters. Meanwhile, the U.S.

U.S. forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, two American officials told The Associated Press. The tanker stopped voluntarily and allowed U.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted on X video she said shows US personnel apprehending an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. CNN’s Kevin Liptak reports.

The U.S. Coast Guard led another seizure of an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela on Saturday amid a blockade of Venezuela.

U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

A U.S. official confirms to Fox News that the Coast Guard, assisted by the Navy seized a second oil tanker near Venezuela on Saturday in accordance with President Donald Trump's blockade.