The US Coast Guard detained the Russian shadow fleet tanker Sagitta (IMO 9296822) in the Caribbean Sea during the three-hour period from 7:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. UTC on January 21, 2026, as it transported Venezuelan oil, according to a Tendar post on X at https://x.com/Tendar/status/2013913764823801878. This seizure marks the seventh tanker detained by US authorities, continuing efforts to target vessels evading sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports, as stated in the Tendar post. The incident follows Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado's earlier statement this morning, declaring "Venezuela will be free. And once we liberate Venezuela, we will keep working and we will have a free Cuba and a free Nicaragua," according to a Fox News post on X shared between 3:15 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. UTC.
