Intensified Campaign Targets Illicit Maritime Activity Linked To Sanctioned Oil
The United States has carried out two separate interdiction operations against sanctioned oil tankers, seizing one vessel in the North Atlantic and apprehending another in the Caribbean Sea. The operations, conducted by the US Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Defense, targeted vessels linked to illicit maritime activity and sanctioned oil networks. According to US officials, the enforcement campaign aims to disrupt these networks and enforce US sanctions. The seizures were reported by AeroTime.