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U.S. Seizes A Shadow Fleet Super Tanker off Venezuela | The Skipper Has Been Arrested!
🕑 Added 2025-12-11 20:16:51 +0000 UTCIn this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the arrest of the stateless Very Large Crude Carrier Skipper off the coast of Venezuela by the United States for carrying Venezuelan and Iranian oil in violation of U.S. sanctions.
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WhyTrashEarth
Gilligan stole the tanker xD
Sal Mercogliano
It depends on who they are sanctioned by. If the EU sanctions them, Canada or US can allow them to trade.
J. Lovelace
Ok, so I have a few comments/questions on this video… 1). In looking at the map of sanction vessels you shared, why haven’t western nations taken action to arrest these ships? It appeared there were sanction vessels in the St Lawrence Seaway! Yeah, there would be geopolitical implications for sure. We take their ships, they take ours. 2) so you mentioned that if the ship owner wants to get their ship back, they would have to go to US court. Seems like a pretty difficult situation going to a country that’s demonstrated hostilities by taking your ship. Why wouldn’t the ship owner argue their case in potentially a more neutral environment, say a UN-type court, if such thing exists? 3) I have been a patron of your since the beginning. Years are going by and I’ve stayed at the same level. I need to go review my contribution, compare my contribution level to the amount of value you are providing (which is significant) and reassess my patronage level. I say this so other patrons might consider doing the same. As always, thank you for an informative and interesting video.
Andrew Craig-Bennett
Finally a knowledgeable, professional, commentary
Andrew Craig-Bennett
Well done, Sal.
Steven Palmer
Thanks for the concise analysis of this event. Reminds me of Dragnet (TV series), "Just the facts."
