US seizes third sanctions-violating oil tanker in Indian Ocean

The US military has captured a third vessel accused of violating sanctions in the Indian Ocean, the oil tanker Bertha, which was intercepted after attempting to evade a quarantine zone in the Caribbean, the US Department of Defense said on X Feb. 24. US forces conducted a maritime boarding of the Bertha in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, the Department of Defense said. The vesselThe US military has captured a third vessel accused of violating sanctions in the Indian Ocean, the oil tanker Bertha, which was intercepted after attempting to evade a quarantine zone in the Caribbean, the US Department of Defense said on X Feb. 24. US forces conducted a maritime boarding of the Bertha in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, the Department of Defense said. The vesselRead More