US intercepts tanker Bertha in Indian Ocean as Venezuela oil blockade tightens
TL;DR
The US says it intercepted the sanctioned oil tanker Bertha in the Indian Ocean for defying a Venezuelan oil blockade, with the vessel last transmitting location data far south of Sri Lanka; this marks the latest seizure in Washington’s push to block Venezuelan oil, occurring amid a broader US naval buildup in the Middle East and Mediterranean.
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