In compliance with the blockade ordered by President Donald Trump, the Coast Guard intercepted a second oil tanker sailing in international waters near the Venezuelan coast, according to information released by international news agencies such as the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters.

The first one occurred on December 10 The seizure is aimed at pressing Nicolas Maduro to stop supporting drug trafficking and, in turn, allow the return of democracy to the South American nation by stepping aside and relinquishing the presidency. This week, the 79-year-old Republican ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all oil tankers entering and leaving the Bolivarian Republic. According to Reuters, several US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, agreed that the Coast Guard led the operation, but did not specify the location of the seizure or the characteristics of the detained vessel. Last Wednesday, the US Navy seized the Skipper, another oil tanker also sailing off the Venezuelan coast. “We just seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a big tanker, a very big tanker, the biggest ever seized, actually,” Trump declared during a roundtable discussion with business leaders at the White House. to Washington's policies.

In response, Venezuelan authorities have denounced the “total blockade” to the international community, but international news agencies report that some oil tankers have continued to leave Venezuela, allegedly escorted by military vessels.

In fact, Maduro reiterated his commitment to supply China with the equivalent of approximately 700 barrels of crude oil per day.