U.S. military forces have intercepted and boarded the sanctioned oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after a months-long chase that began in the Caribbean Sea, Pentagon officials confirm. The operation was part of a right-of-visit maritime interdiction after the Panama-flagged vessel allegedly violated U.S. sanctions by operating as part of a so-called shadow fleet used to dodge exports controls.

U.S. forces tracked the Aquila II across oceans before boarding it “without incident” under Indo-Pacific Command authority, emphasizing Washington’s determination to enforce oil sanctions against Russia and Venezuela’s crude shipments. The vessel, linked to illicit oil trade and previously operating with its transponder off, had been moving heavy crude intended for China. Officials say this represents one of the longest maritime pursuit and enforcement actions in recent memory.


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