A US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress (serial 61-0035) appeared on Flightradar24 off Venezuela's coast in the Caribbean Sea over the past two hours ending at 5:16 a.m. UTC on December 11, 2025, according to an X post by @SA_Defensa. Concurrently, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sang "Don't Worry Be Happy" in a public square amid tensions with the United States, as reported by @AlertaMundoNews and @PirateSmurf3 on X during the reporting window from 3:16 a.m. to 5:16 a.m. UTC. @SA_Defensa noted the bomber's unexpected appearance without usual MacDill Air Force Base tanker movements, speculating possible use of units based in the Dominican Republic, in a post timestamped within the two-hour period. @AlertaMundoNews stated Maduro performed the song publicly "in the midst of tensions with the US," while @PirateSmurf3 described it as a hit. The B-52 tracking and Maduro's appearance follow US agencies' seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker MT Skipper off Venezuela's coast on December 10 for sanctioned oil transport, as confirmed by the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and US Coast Guard in statements shared on X during prior reporting windows. The Department of Homeland Security emphasized operations to counter threats regardless of location. Recent developments also include opposition leader María Corina Machado's public appearance in Oslo, Norway, after 16 months in hiding, with X posts of her with her mother shared early on December 11, and a Wall Street Journal report citing Trump administration-supplied contractors for her escape from Venezuela.
