US forces seize ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade
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US forces seize ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade
> The ship is the eighth seized by the United States since Trump in December ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil vessels heading to and from Venezuela.
> And it is the second to lead US forces on a chase outside the region, after a Russia-linked tanker was apprehended in the North Atlantic last month after being pursued by the United States from off the coast of Venezuela.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-forces-seize-ship-in-indian-ocean-fled-caribbean-blockade-5918736 #Venezuela #blockade #Russia #oil
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US forces seize ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade
> The ship is the eighth seized by the United States since Trump in December ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil vessels heading to and from Venezuela.
> And it is the second to lead US forces on a chase outside the region, after a Russia-linked tanker was apprehended in the North Atlantic last month after being pursued by the United States from off the coast of Venezuela.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-forces-seize-ship-in-indian-ocean-fled-caribbean-blockade-5918736 #Venezuela #blockade #Russia #oil
@i47i stealing oil is not OK, but somehow the US gets a pass. One of these days, someone is going to hit them back.
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@i47i stealing oil is not OK, but somehow the US gets a pass. One of these days, someone is going to hit them back.
@hfinyow You’re right that the double standard deserves scrutiny. To really understand it, we need to review the history of maritime interdiction from 1800-1945. Comparing the U.S. blockade today to, say, British actions against slave ships or the complex "prize" laws of war reveals a constant: the dominant naval power always defines legality on the high seas. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2024/september/heave-and-prepare-be-boarded
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@hfinyow You’re right that the double standard deserves scrutiny. To really understand it, we need to review the history of maritime interdiction from 1800-1945. Comparing the U.S. blockade today to, say, British actions against slave ships or the complex "prize" laws of war reveals a constant: the dominant naval power always defines legality on the high seas. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2024/september/heave-and-prepare-be-boarded
@i47i The US may soon get some competition from the Chinese. They have more naval vessels, and all their civilian vessels are built to military standards, their capacity to build ships is about 10x what the US can now muster, and that oil was likely bound for China. The Chinese have long memories.
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