US agents roped onto the vessel of the tanker Skipper on December 10th.
Orbital data and ship tracking information has confirmed that the crude carrier Skipper – the first vessel seized by the US for allegedly transporting embargoed oil from the Venezuelan regime – is currently positioned near of Texas.
A satellite firm's satellite imagery from 21 December indicates the ship is near Galveston, while AIS vessel-tracking data from MarineTraffic currently positions the vessel about 80km offshore.
The Skipper was taken into custody by American officials on 10 December and has been blacklisted by multiple governments. When it was seized, it was incorrectly sailing under the ensign of the nation of Guyana.
This interception was followed by the capture of a another tanker, the Centuries. It – in contrast to the first vessel – was not yet under sanctions when it was brought under American control.
US authorities are now targeting a third vessel, which has been named by the maritime risk group a risk firm as the Bella 1 tanker. The US President stated recently that “it will ultimately be secured”.
Writing on X, the maritime monitoring group said the Bella 1 has been “underway for 39 days” and, at an typical pace of 11 nautical miles per hour, may have “another 28 to 35 days of fuel left unless her velocity drops”.
The group further stated the vessel is “likely traveling south-east towards the South African coast”.
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