Seized oil tanker off Venezuela to be brought to US as tensions mount

An oil tanker seized by US forces off Venezuela’s coast will be taken to a US port, the White House said on Thursday, heightening tensions between the two countries. Washington said it took control of the vessel in a helicopter raid targeting assets linked to President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Morgan Ayre reports.

Seized oil tanker off Venezuela to be brought to US as tensions mount
An oil tanker seized by US forces off Venezuela’s coast will be taken to a US port, the White House said on Thursday, heightening tensions between the two countries. Washington said it took control of the vessel in a helicopter raid targeting assets linked to President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Morgan Ayre reports.