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12. Venezuela says U.S. warship raided a tuna boat

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:39 PM

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Sep 14, 2025 4:07 PM EDT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States ...

While reading a statement on Saturday, Foreign Minister Yván Gil told journalists the Venezuelan tuna boat was “illegally and hostilely boarded by a United States Navy destroyer” and 18 armed personnel who remained on the vessel for eight hours, preventing communication and the fishermen’s normal activities. They were then released under escort by the Venezuelan navy.

The fishing boat had authorization from the Ministry of Fisheries to carry out its work, Gil said at a press conference, during which he presented photos of the incident ...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/venezuela-says-u-s-warship-raided-a-tuna-boat-as-tensions-rise-in-the-caribbean

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