U.S. Seizes ‘Ghost Fleet’ Tankers in Atlantic and Caribbean [WATCH]

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced U.S. actions against two sanctioned “ghost fleet” tankers on Wednesday — moves the administration says are designed to choke off illicit Venezuelan oil trade and its downstream cash. In the North Atlantic, the vessel formerly known as Bella 1—now reported as Marinera after reflagging and renaming—was seized near Iceland after a pursuit that stretched for more than two weeks, according to U.S. officials and multiple reports. In a separate operation, U.S. officials said a second ship, M/T Sophia, was intercepted in international waters in the Caribbean and is being escorted to the United States “for


