As reported in Monday's announcement, dThe interception and boarding of the ship took place last night and took place “without incident.” “The Aquila II was operating in violation of President Trump's quarantine of sanctioned ships in the Caribbean. He escaped and we followed. “The Department of War tracked and pursued this vessel from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean,” the X platform said in a statement.
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Intervention of US armed forces in the Indian Ocean. This is a ship associated with the Russian shadow fleet
“No other country on earth has the ability to enforce its will in every domain. On land, in the air and at sea, our Armed Forces will find you and bring you to justice. You will run out of gas long before you surpass us,” the statement added. It is not yet clear what will happen to the captured ship.
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Aquila II is a Panamanian-flagged vessel owned by a Hong Kong-registered company tanker. He is one of several dozen who fled the U.S.-announced blockade of Venezuela in January. The ship was subject to US sanctions in January 2025 as part of the Russian shadow fleet exporting crude oil, among others. from the port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. It is also subject to EU and UK sanctions.
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This is at least the eighth tanker detained by US forces as part of the blockade of Venezuela. Most of the existing ships were subject to sanctions as part of actions against Russia.
