Source: BBC News [UK]
“The US military has boarded a second oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea where it was suspected of helping Venezuela avoid US sanctions. The boarding of the Panamanian-flagged Veronica III is the second such US interception in the Indian Ocean in the past week. It comes amid a US crackdown on sanctioned oil exports from Venezuela. … At least seven oil tankers have been [stolen by US-based pirates] since last year, as the Trump administration moves to control the supply of Venezuelan oil.” (02/15/26)