Russian Tanker Tries to Run Away As U.S. Navy Destroyer Blocks Path to Venezuela

[rangerrebew]

Russian Tanker Tries to Run Away As U.S. Navy Destroyer Blocks Path to Venezuela
Story by Reuben Johnson • 18h

Article Summary - A sanctioned Russian tanker, Seahorse, has repeatedly tried and failed to deliver critical fuel products to Venezuela after a U.S. Navy destroyer maneuvered to block its approach.

-Tracking data show the Seahorse turning away multiple times when confronted by USS Stockdale and another U.S. warship, leaving the ship drifting in Caribbean waters instead of offloading naphtha vital to processing Venezuela’s extra-heavy crude.
 
-The quiet showdown underscores how Washington is now using naval power to enforce sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet and Nicolás Maduro’s regime, even as Moscow deepens military ties with Caracas to challenge U.S. influence in the hemisphere.

US Navy Destroyer Repeatedly Blocks Russian Tanker from Reaching Venezuela
On November 21, Bloomberg reported that a sanctioned Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver fuel to Venezuela had been forced to turn back on multiple occasions.
 

A US Navy destroyer positioned itself to block the Russian ship from continuing on its originally intended course.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/russian-tanker-tries-to-run-away-as-u-s-navy-destroyer-blocks-path-to-venezuela/ar-AA1R3FEc?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=692582a166274b04bde94d8e91422892&ei=99

[rangerrebew]

Shades of Cuba 1962?

[Canuck Conservative]

Shades of Cuba 1962?

Russia is still America's enemy

Some things never change

[PeteS in CA]

USS Stockdale is a 30 Kn Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer. Between its sensors, helicopters, and connection to other ships, aircraft, and satellites, a tanker isn't going to escape the Stockdale except in directions the Stockdale permits.