U.S. forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, two American officials told The Associated Press. The tanker stopped voluntarily and allowed U.

The seizure comes comes days after President Trump announced a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

A U.S. official confirms to Fox News that the Coast Guard, assisted by the Navy seized a second oil tanker near Venezuela on Saturday in accordance with President Donald Trump's blockade.

Personnel from the United States boarded and seized a vessel off the coast of Venezuela, according to an official familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas.

The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. officials said.

US seizes vessel amid military build-up near Venezuela Venezuelan crude exports fall sharply after US tanker seizure Captured vessel believed to be part of Venezuela's "dark" fleet of tankers Maduro claims US aims to overthrow him and control Venezuela's oil reserves Dec 20 (Reuters) - The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters,

President Donald Trump, in what was billed as a speech to the nation, tonight mounted a sustained argument for his administration’s economic success, arguing that he’d made significant progress in easing prices despite widespread voter frustration with the cost of living.