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So, despite all the stupid trolling there's an actual answer to this question. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea authorizes any state to inte
by monerozcash 10mo ago
So, despite all the stupid trolling there's an actual answer to this question.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea authorizes any state to interdict stateless vessels, which this was.
- stevenalowe 10mo agoI can find no such claim in the news, the articles all say “Venezuelan oil tanker”
- monerozcash 10mo agoPoor quality articles. Here's an actual industry source which captures the whole story in the headline https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1155836/Weve-just-seized-a-tanker-US-forces-take-over-sanctioned-stateless-VLCC-off-Venezuela https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1155836/Weve-just-seized-a-tank...
- stevenalowe 10mo agoI stand corrected, thank you. I still don’t approve of it, but it does appear to be “legal”
- monerozcash 10mo agoIt's generally considered best practice to detain these vessels as they tend to present a danger to ... well, basically everyone. It's really a good thing the US did this, one less dangerous stateless vessel at sea. Trump admin does lots of bad things, this is beyond reproach.