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U.S. Coast Guard intercepts vessel smuggling oil bound for Cuba

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The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a cargo ship alleged to be part of a "dark fleet" smuggling oil to Cuba.

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  1. The Guardian

    US Coast Guard says it has intercepted ship carrying fuel to Cuba (opens The Guardian)

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    US says ship thought to be using common ‘dark fleet’ tactics was boarded and taken to Mexico as embargo continues The US Coast ⁠Guard has announced that it intercepted a large cargo ship carrying fuel bound for Cuba , as the ⁠Trump administration’s crippling ⁠oil embargo against ​the island nation c…

  2. MLive

    U.S. Coast Guard intercepts vessel smuggling oil bound for Cuba (opens MLive)

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    The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a cargo ship alleged to be part of a "dark fleet" smuggling oil to Cuba.

  3. Billings Gazette

    US Coast Guard intercepts ship bound for Cuba loaded with hidden fuel cargo (opens Billings Gazette)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it intercepted a cargo ship in the Caribbean last month that was carrying fuel bound for Cuba, the latest move in a Trump administration campaign to cut off oil supplies to the Cuban government.

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