U.S. unseals warrant behind oil tanker seizure near Venezuela

December 15, 2025

A newly unsealed warrant shows the U.S. Coast Guard seized the M/T Skipper, a crude oil tanker intercepted off Venezuela, just before the warrant was set to expire on Wednesday.

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