The United States has detained a sanctioned shadow fleet tanker in the Caribbean Sea. It was reported by the US Southern Command on its X-account on Wednesday, January 7.
"In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department of War, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident," the statement said.
In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department of War, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident.
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) January 7, 2026
The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and… pic.twitter.com/JQm9gHprPk
"The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. Coast Guard is escorting M/T Sophia to the U.S. for final disposition," the statement said.
As part of Operation Southern Spear, the Department of War said it is fulfilling its mission to disrupt illegal activities in the Western Hemisphere. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that "the blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in full effect - enywhere in the world."
Photo: x/PeteHegseth
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reporte, on January 7, Reuters reported that the US Navy had attempted to seize a russian oil tanker.
On January 7, the United States seized the oil tanker Marinera in the Atlantic Ocean, an oil tanker of the shadow fleet of the aggressor country russia.
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