All articles tagged with #maritime interdiction
U.S. forces boarded the Veronica III, a Panama-flagged tanker sanctioned over Iranian-linked oil and tied to Venezuela, in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean; the Pentagon said the vessel defied a quarantine during a right-of-visit maritime interdiction, with no immediate word on seizure, following last week's boarding of the Aquila II.
The article discusses the challenge of Chinese containerized missile systems hidden in commercial ships, and proposes a hybrid interdiction approach using contractor-operated platforms and pre-negotiated legal frameworks to enhance U.S. maritime security in the Indo-Pacific, emphasizing the need for legal and operational readiness before conflict erupts.
The U.S. Coast Guard, as part of Operation Pacific Viper, achieved its largest drug seizure in history by offloading over 76,000 pounds of illegal drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, valued at $473 million, demonstrating a significant effort to combat drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea.