Satellite Image Reveals Initial Venezuelan Tanker Seized by American Authorities is Now Near Texas.
American agents roped onto the deck of the Skipper on December 10th.
Orbital data and vessel monitoring data has verified that the oil tanker named Skipper – the first vessel seized by the US for allegedly transporting sanctioned oil from the Venezuelan regime – is currently off the coast of the state of Texas.
A satellite firm's orbital photographs dated 21 December indicates the ship is in the vicinity of Galveston, while AIS ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic presently positions the vessel about 80km offshore.
The Skipper was taken into custody by American officials on the tenth of December and has been blacklisted by several nations. At the time it was seized, it was incorrectly sailing under the flag of Guyana.
This interception was followed by the capture of a another tanker, the Centuries tanker. It – in contrast to the first vessel – was not yet under sanctions when it was taken into American control.
American agencies are now targeting a third such vessel, which has been identified by the maritime risk group a risk firm as the Bella 1 tanker. The US President stated yesterday that “we’ll end up getting it”.
Writing on the social media platform X, the TankerTrackers group noted the vessel Bella 1 has been “underway for over a month” and, at an typical pace of 11 nautical miles per hour, may have “another 28 to 35 days of fuel left unless her speed decreases”.
The group added the tanker is “probably heading south-east towards South Africa”.
