Look at me I am da pirate now: US military hijacks oil tanker, pursues another into the North Atlantic - Kotaku In Action 2

Look at me I am da pirate now: US military hijacks oil tanker, pursues another into the North Atlantic (archive.is)

posted 148 days ago by theaustrianpainter 148 days ago by theaustrianpainter +57 / -0

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– Grumman 2 points 148 days ago +2 / -0

It makes them pirates: those committing illegal acts at sea without flying a national flag.

They're blockade runners, not pirates. There is no act of robbery involved in the transport of Venezuelan oil bought in violation of sanctions.

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– 5Cats 1 point 147 days ago +1 / -0

Either way: crimes on the high seas eh? That makes interdiction a lawful act.
EDIT: An embargo (sanctions) allows ships to be intercepted.
https://thelawtoknow.com/2025/04/01/embargo/

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