This is quite a story about this ship! This was the best report about this incident I have seen.
My impression was that quite a few media news outlets reported this incident via headlines as if President Trump capriciously (or illegitimately) seized this ship!
"The United States seized an oil tanker, Skipper, off the coast of Venezuela on December 10 that has illicitly transported Iranian oil. This seizure will likely increase Iran’s concerns that the United States and its allies may seize Iranian vessels to block Iranian oil exports.
Skipper’s beneficial owner and operator is Nigeria-based Thomarose Global Ventures Ltd., and its registered owner is Marshall Islands-based Triton Navigation Corp.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that Skipper has transported sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. Skipper has also conducted at least two ship-to-ship transfers to export illicit Iranian oil to China in 2025, according to two maritime analytics firms. The United States sanctioned the vessel in 2022 for its role in illicit Iranian oil shipments under the vessel’s former name Adisa. ..."
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