Russian nafta found a way through the American armada: the tanker reached Venezuela

A tanker with Russian fuel, which three times blocked the way to A US destroyer has reached Venezuela in the Caribbean, reached the shores of a Latin American country.

Yesterday, November 23, the Seahorse tanker reached Venezuela. According to AIS ships, he left the parking lot off the island of Aruba on November 21 and a few days later dropped anchor in the parking lot off Puerto la Cruz. The tanker is 4 miles from the port.

It is not known how the tanker with Russian naphtha was able to overcome the barrier of the US Navy this time and go 400 miles. Neither side has commented on the situation.

The day before, Bloomberg reported that Seahorse was traveling with Russian fuel from Cuba to Venezuela. However, the tanker could not reach the final destination for several weeks. Since every time the way was blocked by US Navy destroyers. According to the agency, the tanker made three unsuccessful attempts. The last time the way was blocked by the destroyer "Stockdale" (Stockdale).

The fourth attempt, obviously, turned out to be more effective.

According to Equasis, the Comorian-flagged tanker is capable of transporting 70 thousand tons of petroleum products and is owned and operated by companies from the UAE. The vessel is considered a shadow fleet tanker and is under US, EU and Great Britain for the transportation of Russian oil.

Despite its own oil production, Venezuela needs fuel, as well as lighter oil for the operation of the country's refineries.

As EADaily reported, on November 16, the US Navy carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford entered the Caribbean Sea. The arrival of the aircraft carrier group was a significant increase in American forces near the border with Venezuela.

"Currently, the USS Stockdale (DDG-106) is operating in the Caribbean Sea along with seven surface ships of the US Navy," the US Navy previously reported.

So far, the US Navy has destroyed only boats that allegedly transported drugs. However, Caracas suspects that the United States is preparing a full-fledged invasion.