Satellite Data Shows Initial Venezuela-Linked Tanker Seized by American Authorities is Now Near the Texas Coast.

US personnel boarding a tanker deck — American personnel boarding the vessel of the tanker Skipper on 10 December.

Satellite imagery and vessel monitoring data has confirmed that the crude carrier named Skipper – the first vessel seized by the United States for allegedly transporting embargoed crude from Venezuela – is now off the coast of Texas.

Vantor satellite imagery dated 21 December indicates the tanker is near Galveston, while AIS ship-tracking feeds from a maritime data service presently places the vessel about 80km offshore.

The tanker Skipper was seized by American officials on 10 December and has been blacklisted by several nations. At the time it was seized, it was falsely sailing under the flag of the nation of Guyana.

This interception was followed by the interception of a second tanker, the Centuries tanker. It – in contrast to the Skipper – was not under sanctions when it was brought under American control.

US authorities are currently targeting a third ship, which has been named by the risk management group a risk firm as the Bella 1. The US President said yesterday that “we’ll end up getting it”.

Writing on X, the maritime monitoring group said the Bella 1 has been “underway for 39 days” and, at an average speed of 11 knots, may have “approximately a month of diesel left unless her velocity drops”.

The group added the vessel is “likely heading in a southeasterly direction towards South Africa”.

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Satellite Data Shows Initial Venezuela-Linked Tanker Seized by American Authorities is Now Near the Texas Coast.

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