Imagery Image Reveals First Venezuelan Tanker Seized by American Authorities is Currently Near the Texas Coast.
American agents boarding the vessel of the Skipper on 10 December.
Orbital data and ship tracking information has confirmed that the crude carrier named Skipper – the first vessel apprehended by the US for allegedly carrying 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 in the vicinity of the port of Galveston, while AIS vessel-tracking feeds from MarineTraffic presently places the Skipper about 50 miles offshore.
The tanker Skipper was seized by American officials on the tenth of December and has been blacklisted by several nations. When it was intercepted, it was falsely sailing under the flag of the nation of Guyana.
This interception was succeeded by the capture of a another oil vessel, the Centuries tanker. This ship – in contrast to the Skipper – was not yet under official restrictions when it was brought under US custody.
US authorities are now targeting a third vessel, which has been named by the risk management group a risk firm as the Bella 1. President Donald Trump stated recently that “we’ll end up getting it”.
Writing on X, the TankerTrackers group noted the Bella 1 has been “underway for over a month” and, at an typical pace of 11 knots, may have “another 28 to 35 days of fuel left unless her speed decreases”.
The group further stated the tanker is “probably traveling south-east towards South Africa”.
