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U.S. authorities executed a federal seizure warrant to take control of the tanker Skipper off Venezuela’s coast, citing its long-standing use in transporting sanctioned Venezuelan and Iranian oil; off...
AIS (Automatic Identification System) gaps and spoofing are effective short-term concealment tools that dark fleets and smugglers use frequently: analysts report hundreds of spoofing incidents and pat...
U.S. forces seized a very large crude carrier identified by risk trackers as the Skipper off Venezuela on Dec. 10, 2025; U.S. officials say the vessel had been sanctioned for years for involvement in ...
The tankers U.S. forces seized in December 2025 were carrying very large crude cargos — roughly in the 1.8–2.0 million barrel range per vessel — with reporting focused especially on the VLCC Skipper (...