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flag U.S. forces intercepted and boarded the sanctioned oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 9, 2026, after tracking it from the Caribbean.

flag U.S. military forces intercepted and boarded the oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean on February 9, 2026, after tracking it from the Caribbean. flag The operation, described as a right-of-visit maritime interdiction, occurred without incident and followed the vessel’s evasion of a U.S. maritime quarantine on sanctioned ships linked to Venezuela. flag The Aquila II, flagged under Panama and believed to be part of Russia’s “dark fleet,” was carrying about 700,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude oil and had previously been sanctioned for transporting Russian oil. flag The U.S. emphasized its global enforcement reach, warning that sanctioned vessels cannot escape detection or pursuit.

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