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U.S. military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean

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WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pent

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    U.S. military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pent

  2. MyNorthwest

    US military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    US forces track and board Venezuelan oil tanker in Indian Ocean (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela.

  4. Al-Monitor

    US forces seize third sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. military forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean waters, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that it was the third such interdiction in that region.

  5. PBS NewsHour

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