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U.S. Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker Bertha in Indian Ocean After Caribbean Pursuit

U.S. agencies will determine the vessel’s disposition after officials said it remains under American control rather than formally seized.

ARCHIVO – El Pentágono, sede del Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos, visto desde el aire, el 20 de septiembre de 2025, en Arlington, Virginia. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Archivo)
Fuerzas militares de Estados Unidos capturan petrolero en el Océano Índico tras rastrearlo desde el Caribe
El Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos informó que fuerzas militares abordaron el buque llamado Bertha durante la noche en el océano Índico sin que se registraran enfrentamientos.

Overview

  • U.S. Southern Command said troops conducted a nighttime right-of-visit boarding near the Maldives without incident, with Navy helicopters shown approaching the tanker.
  • The action is the tenth tanker interdiction since December and the third in the Indian Ocean under the administration’s quarantine on sanctioned vessels.
  • Bertha has been under OFAC sanctions since January 2020, previously flew the Cook Islands flag, was later listed under a false Curaçao flag, and was managed by a China-based company per maritime records.
  • An anonymous U.S. official said the ship was not formally seized and that the Departments of Homeland Security and State will decide its fate.
  • Tracking by TankerTrackers.com and PDVSA linked Bertha to a flotilla that left Venezuela, with reports indicating about 1.9 million barrels of crude intended for China.