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U.S. military footage has been released showing American forces seizing the oil tanker Olina in a dramatic pre-dawn operation in the Caribbean Sea, underscoring the Trump administration’s escalating campaign against sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments.

The unclassified video, shared by U.S. Southern Command, shows a U.S. helicopter touching down on the deck of the vessel while Marines and sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear — supported by the Coast Guard — move in to board and secure the ship amid search activity

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00:00U.S. military footage has been released
00:28showing American forces seizing the oil tanker Alina
00:33in a dramatic pre-dawn operation in the Caribbean Sea,
00:38underscoring the Trump administration's escalating campaign
00:42against sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments.
00:46The unclassified video, shared by U.S. Southern Command,
00:51shows a U.S. helicopter touching down on the deck of the vessel
00:55while Marines and sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear,
01:01supported by the Coast Guard,
01:03move in to board and secure the ship amid search activity.
01:09The Alina is believed to be part of the so-called Ghost Fleet or Shadow Fleet,
01:15tankers using deceptive practices and false flags
01:19to carry embargoed oil from Venezuela while trying to evade U.S. forces.
01:25The vessel, flying a false flag of Timor-Leste,
01:30was intercepted after departing Venezuela, according to Homeland Security.
01:35This is the fifth tanker seized by U.S. forces in recent weeks,
01:40following earlier captures of ships including the Bella One,
01:45renamed Marinara, and Sofia,
01:47all part of a concerted effort to enforce U.S. sanctions
01:52and cut off illegal oil revenue streams.
01:56U.S. officials say the operation demonstrates
01:59that there is no safe haven for criminals
02:03and fits into a wider strategy to defend the Western Hemisphere
02:08and enforce international law
02:10by disrupting illicit oil transport from Venezuela.
02:14Q-Spanish
02:26in essence
02:26in durable oil
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