US forces seize oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea in pre-dawn mission

US forces seize oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea in pre-dawn mission

US Southern Command said the action was carried out 'without incident'

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U.S. forces boarded an oil tanker on Friday in a pre-dawn action, the U.S. Southern Command announced.

"In a pre-dawn action, Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford and apprehended Motor/Tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea without incident," the U.S. Southern Command wrote in a post on X. 

"Apprehensions like this are backed by the full power of the U.S. Navy’s Amphibious Ready Group, including the ready and lethal platforms of the USS Iwo Jima, USS San Antonio, and USS Fort Lauderdale," the statement added. "The Department of War’s Operation Southern Spear is unwavering in its mission to defend our homeland by ending illicit activity and restoring security in the Western Hemisphere."

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