US Coast Guard says it has intercepted ship carrying fuel to Cuba
US says ship thought to be using common ‘dark fleet’ tactics was boarded and taken to Mexico as embargo continues
TL;DR
- The US Coast Guard intercepted a cargo ship, the Grace, on September 5th in the Caribbean Sea.
- The ship was reportedly carrying fuel to Cuba and using tactics common among the 'dark fleet' to evade authorities.
- A US Coast Guard team boarded the vessel and escorted it to Mexico.
- Mexican navy inspectors confirmed the presence of large quantities of fuel in the ship's ballast tanks and several containers believed to hold illicit fuel.
- The interception is part of the Trump administration's oil embargo against Cuba, which has caused severe fuel shortages and blackouts.