11 sanctioned tankers running away

[scruffy]

The weird gets weirder. 11 sanctioned tankers have left Venezuela and are heading east.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/10/venezuela-oil-tankers-us-blockade/

Meanwhile, Venezuela's new president asks for Trump's help bringing back one of them, which she says is rogue and unauthorized.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/world/americas/venezuela-oil-tanker-us.html

Hm. Lemme see, mass exodus, left in the middle of the night, didn't let the government know ... what could possibly be going on here?

 

[kyzr]

Conflicting information. Did 7 turn back around? Where were they headed? I would think that US navy vessels were a lot faster...

 

[toobfreak]

The weird gets weirder. 11 sanctioned tankers have left Venezuela and are heading east.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/10/venezuela-oil-tankers-us-blockade/

Here is the article without the typical WaPo paywall:

MSN

 

[shockedcanadian]

Sounds like Chinese run tankers? Board them all and bring the crew on board in for questioning.

 

[wamose]

Sooner or later, push is going to turn to shove. I hope everyone is prepared for that

 

[sparky]

Isn't this a violation of sanctions??

~S~

 

[1srelluc]

Sounds like the ports are still being run by the narco/socialist bunch aligned with Maduro.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Conflicting information. Did 7 turn back around? Where were they headed? I would think that US navy vessels were a lot faster...

The Navy supports the Coast Guard in seizing these vessels. The Navy legally cannot do it.

 

[22lcidw]

If these vessels are in good shape, do we get to keep them? We can build up a fleet just doing this.

 

[TemplarKormac]

The weird gets weirder. 11 sanctioned tankers have left Venezuela and are heading east.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/10/venezuela-oil-tankers-us-blockade/

Meanwhile, Venezuela's new president asks for Trump's help bringing back one of them, which she says is rogue and unauthorized.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/world/americas/venezuela-oil-tanker-us.html

Hm. Lemme see, mass exodus, left in the middle of the night, didn't let the government know ... what could possibly be going on

Maybe we should take a page out of Operation Praying Mantis...

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Maybe we should take a page out of Operation Praying Mantis...

You want us to sink them?

 

[TemplarKormac]

You want us to sink them?

Not necessarily. If they are empty sure. Not full of oil.

Otherwise just go on as planned.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Not necessarily. If they are empty sure. Not full of oil.

Otherwise just go on as planned.

Empty oil tankers are still an environmental disasters.