U.S. Interdiction of Panama-Flagged Oil Tanker Centuries

The vessel had recently loaded crude oil in Venezuela and was en route to Asian markets. This operation marks the second such interdiction in December.

LATIN AMERICA — On December 20, the United States Coast Guard, supported by the Department of War, conducted a pre-dawn operation to board and apprehend the Panama-flagged oil tanker Centuries in international waters east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea.

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The vessel had recently loaded crude oil in Venezuela and was en route to Asian markets. This operation marks the second such interdiction in December, following the seizure of a sanctioned tanker earlier in the month. It aligns with announced U.S. measures targeting vessels associated with Venezuelan oil exports.

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