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America’s maritime law-enforcement arm, now being used as the tip of a sanctions campaign. - Lead operational force executing boardings, seizures, and pursuit under court orders
The U.S. Coast Guard is now chasing a third Venezuela-linked tanker in international waters near Venezuela—under a judicial seizure order. Two other tankers have already been stopped in the past 11 days, including one dramatic helicopter boarding that the administration amplified on social media.
Updated Dec 21, 2025
The likely boarding force if the blockade becomes real-world ship stops. - Potential lead for interdictions; linked to prior tanker seizure operations.
Trump’s Venezuela “blockade” threat is no longer just rhetoric—it’s being scaffolded by fresh Treasury actions and a widening target universe. Since the blockade announcement, Washington has added new Venezuela-linked sanctions and separately hit Iran’s shadow-fleet network, expanding the pool of already-sanctioned vessels that could be swept into real-world stop-and-search enforcement if they touch Venezuela’s trade.
Updated Dec 20, 2025
The maritime authority whose clearance expectations and bridge permitting shape how tall the new crossing must be. - Navigation-clearance stakeholder influencing bridge height and design constraints
Maryland just took the most consequential step in a decade-long fight over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge: it picked a specific build option to replace it. The Maryland Transportation Authority Board approved “Alternative C,” an eight-lane crossing plan that would build two new four-lane spans and eventually remove the existing bridge spans.
Updated Dec 18, 2025
The US Coast Guard is the pointy end of Washington’s sanctions stick at sea. - Led the boarding and seizure of the Skipper under sanctions and counter‑terrorism authorities.
A US Coast Guard team fast-roped from helicopters onto the supertanker Skipper off Venezuela’s coast. Within hours, President Donald Trump was bragging in Washington that the United States had just seized one of the world’s largest tankers and would likely keep the oil.
Updated Dec 11, 2025
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