The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.

"We've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other things are happening," said Trump, who has been pressuring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

Asked what would happen with the oil, Trump said: "We keep it, I guess."

Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela. This incident was the first known action against an oil tanker since he ordered a massive military build-up in the region. The U.S. has carried out strikes against suspected drug vessels, which raised concerns among lawmakers and legal experts.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X that the FBI, Homeland Security and Coast Guard, along with support from the U.S. military, carried out a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

A 45-second video posted by Bondi showed two helicopters approaching a vessel and armed individuals in camouflage rappelling onto it.

Trump administration officials did not name the vessel. British maritime risk management group Vanguard said the tanker Skipper was believed to have been seized off Venezuela early on Wednesday. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the tanker for what Washington said was involvement in Iranian oil trading when it was called the Adisa.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trum...say-2025-12-10/

Now if another nation try tis on its neighbors....

USA seize legal merchant ship at international water

and no condemnation

damn son

If china do how?

Kriiiikkkkk kriiiikkkkk......

Captain America do, sure ngam 1 mah...hahahah

AMDK will be blind to this

They will keep on saying China worse

The tanker, known as the Skipper (formerly the Adisa), was seized because it had been previously sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022 for its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network.
The sanctions were specifically imposed because the network was accused of:
Smuggling Iranian oil: The network used a "shadow fleet" of tankers to smuggle crude oil on behalf of Iran.

G say above.

TrumpeT is instilling Democracy into Velusweetla

Thank You Trump.
Now China also can seize LNG Tank to Taiwan also.

All they simply declare simply enforce simply do
Other country do ...

yes CN can seize all/any ships in with her 9 dash line in SC sea

pirates

last week Iran also seize a tanker what

and Houti also did same....

those got balls can do

I think Captain America just doing the pushing and "come punch me la punch me la" move then cari alasan to invade

Is it really the largest tanker ever? Or largest tanker seizure? Or is trump just BS'ing?

False flag for Venezuela oil...

Why Venezuela wants to get involved w Iran's oil... should stay away from it

Cukup US cheap oil soon....

where are all the amdk inbreds, time to praise and worship your lord Trump successful mission

More pirate than the somali.

if it is sactioned by US, why US suka hati seized the ship in international water? ship was not in US waters right?

this considered as hijacking, no?

ayooo what rule s you follow.

if kena sanction usually means ANY country who support this sanction will/can seize this ship in the port s, in int waters etc...

example Putin , Netahyu got ICC sanctions , they can catch him in any countries that support ICC

US sanctions are the strongest .
if a person get sanction by US ... all banks worldwide will freeze your bank account . you need carry cash



This post has been edited by Momo33: Dec 11 2025, 09:46 AM

i understand that the sanctioned part, but how come you can simply seize a ship in international waters?

ya tis one oso wa confius, tried asking the Google AI Mode, it say cannot
means now everyone can just simple say their own country got sanction other country and start seizing ships everywhere

USA USA USA 🇺🇸🦅🦅

Houthi buat say is terrorist. US buat considered hero pulak

I guess that tanker was transporting drugs and not oil then

G say
The United States justifies the seizure of the oil tanker Skipper in international waters by leveraging U.S. domestic civil forfeiture laws and linking the oil transactions to foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), which are not universally accepted grounds for interdiction under international maritime law.


looks like big BOYS with big balls can do anything with many excuses

so happened at caribbean sea

Gulf of America, it belongs to America so not hijacking. Just seizing properties which illegally trespass.

WW3 Doomsday coming....

This post has been edited by empstar2: Dec 11 2025, 10:32 AM

as a matter of fact, it is not lol...still not in America EEZ or territorial waters....murica just doing what ccp is doing in south china sea liao

Venezuela don’t have equipment to process oil even the biggest among oil reserves.

When murika IS UN security council, the world can't do squat.

The country going mad max style.

Means CHina sanction all Taiwan ship, then it leave Taiwan waters is free game lioa.... according to AMDK logic

The world's biggest terrorist nation are also pirates.

War is starting. Prepare dry power to buy dip.

AMDK and double standard berpisah tiasa

Oh look!! A country that harbours Somali is now becoming Somali pirate!!!

heheh

wear shorts cannot
tell me

that's robbed, not seized

Really broad daylight pirate robbery!

US doing it, it for Venezuela citizens good .. lol!

Others do it, straight away condemn and sanctions incoming

This is not ghost ship like many shipping around US dog SG island. All diam diam jer

Yes, this! Good job President Trump

Look like US are cashing in wherever they can find or by force. Don't care who you are, long time friends or foes.
As long paying enough or force you paying until underpants also need to sell

Taiwan: the price to pay for freedom protection?
US : How about USD300B and transfer TSMC setup to USA

& let start with USD330m arm sales to u for protection money

Poor taiwan, those hard-earned cash being spend like that

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archiv...2/05/2003848326

This post has been edited by Iceman74: Dec 11 2025, 08:23 PM

That's what imperialism is. Happened lots of time in the history already. When Rome was strong you thought they were not doing arbitrary seizure as long as it further their agenda? As long as it can have strong backing from many strong powerful nations, no one can do much about it. The mighty always have the upper hand. Though the mighty may eventually grow weak and get replaced. No empire has last forever, just a matter of how long only.

Aiya whole day onli 3 pages ar

Or in a politically incorrect maritime term, piracy.

wait lar... maybe later media will report that the oil tanker got a lot of drugs....

hehe

As usual stealing and act like a hero

This post has been edited by RT8081: Dec 11 2025, 08:28 PM

demi peace freedomz and rakyat jelata venezuela!

Better check if there are bombs in the tanker...