US Coast Guard reports intercepting ship carrying fuel bound for Cuba
The US Coast Guard said it stopped the fuel-carrying vessel Grace in the Caribbean on 5 September, according to The Guardian. The report says the ship was boarded and taken to Mexico amid the Trump administration’s oil embargo against Cuba.
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The US Coast Guard announced that it had intercepted the Grace, a cargo vessel carrying fuel destined for Cuba, The Guardian reported.
According to the Coast Guard account cited by The Guardian, the interception took place on 5 September in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Mexico. The report says the vessel was boarded and taken to Mexico.
The Coast Guard alleged that the ship was employing methods intended to evade authorities. The Guardian described those methods as associated with dark-fleet operations, but the supplied excerpt does not detail them.
The Guardian placed the interception in the context of the Trump administration’s continuing oil embargo against Cuba. It also cited The New York Times as reporting that the vessel measured 91 metres, or 300 feet, in length.
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- The Guardian – Worldtheguardian.com
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