US forces interdict another fugitive tanker ship in Indian Ocean

American forces operating in the Indian Ocean intercepted another fugitive tanker ship, the Department of War announced Tuesday. 

The development comes after President Donald Trump announced a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela in mid-December, as Washington increased its naval presence in the Caribbean to put pressure on now-former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. 

The ship involved in Tuesday’s interdiction — the Bertha — was flagged by The New...