American forces operating in the Indian Ocean intercepted another fugitive tanker ship, the Department of War announced Tuesday.
The development comes after President Donald Trump announced a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela in mid-December, as Washington increased its naval presence in the Caribbean to put pressure on now-former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
The ship involved in Tuesday’s interdiction — the Bertha — was flagged by sanctioned Iranian oil and is affiliated with a Chinese ship-management company that has also been sanctioned.
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.