The US is handing over to Venezuela an oil tanker it seized earlier this month, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two American officials speaking on condition of anonymity.
The officials did not provide a reason for returning the vessel, which they identified as the Panama-flagged supertanker M/T Sophia, interdicted by the US Coast Guard and military forces on January 7 while carrying oil. At the time of its seizure, Washington described the sanctioned Sophia as a “stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker.” One official told Reuters it was unclear if the oil was still on board.
The reported handover of the Sophia comes amid a shift in…
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