US Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tankers Near Puerto Rico
Two Venezuelan oil tankers, M Sophia and Galileo, were sighted near Puerto Rico on January 21, 2026, marking the first confirmed location since their US seizure.
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In a significant development in the ongoing U.S. campaign against Venezuelan oil exports, two seized oil tankers, M Sophia and Galileo, were sighted near Puerto Rico on January 21, 2026. This marks the first confirmed location of these vessels since their capture by the U.S. military and Coast Guard. The supertanker M Sophia, seized on January 7, 2026, was carrying Venezuelan oil, while the tanker Galileo, previously known as Veronica, was seized last week when empty but has a history of transporting Venezuelan oil.
