Satellite Data Reveals Initial Venezuelan Oil Ship Seized by American Authorities is Currently Near the Texas Coast.

Satellite imagery and vessel monitoring data has verified that the oil tanker Skipper – the initial vessel seized by the United States for reportedly carrying sanctioned oil from the Venezuelan regime – is currently positioned near of the state of Texas.

A satellite firm's satellite imagery dated 21 December indicates the ship is in the vicinity of Galveston, while Automatic Identification System ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic presently places the vessel about 50 miles offshore.

The tanker Skipper was seized by American officials on the tenth of December and has been sanctioned by several nations. When it was seized, it was falsely flying the flag of Guyana.

This interception was followed by the interception of a another oil vessel, the Centuries. This ship – in contrast to the first vessel – was not under sanctions when it was brought under US custody.

American agencies are currently targeting a third such ship, which has been identified by the maritime risk group a risk firm as the Bella 1 tanker. The US President stated recently that “it will ultimately be secured”.

Writing on X, the TankerTrackers group said the Bella 1 has been “underway for 39 days” and, at an typical pace of 11 nautical miles per hour, may have “another 28 to 35 days of fuel remaining unless her speed drops”.

The monitoring service added the tanker is “likely traveling south-east towards South Africa”.