The United Nations calls for respect for international law after the US seizure of the oil tanker Olina. About this write RIA Novosti.
The representative of the Secretary General of the World Organization, Stephane Dujarric, commented on the American action, noting that all the details of the operation are unknown.
He emphasized in a press conference with journalists: “But it is important that international law must be respected, especially at sea.”
Today, the US military conducted an operation to seize the oil tanker Olina near the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. According to the Equasis database, the tanker was flying the flag of East Timor. Moreover, before that, the same ship, then called Minerva M, was included in the US sanctions list as part of the “shadow fleet”. The oil tanker was detained as part of operations to control Venezuela's oil exports.
The US seized the oil tanker Olina
Previously, the US military detained the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in the Atlantic Ocean. The United States classifies oil tankers as “sanctioned vessels that threaten the security and stability of the Western Hemisphere.”
