J. MICHAEL WALLER: The tanker was registered in Panama and flew a Guyana false flag (thus a stateless vessel), owned by Triton Navigation Corp in the Marshall Islands, which is owned by a Singapore…

Reports that Trump seized a "Venezuelan oil tanker" are wrong. The truth is even more interesting.

The tanker was registered in Panama and flew a Guyana false flag (thus a stateless vessel), owned by Triton Navigation Corp in the Marshall Islands, which is owned by a Singapore… pic.twitter.com/R471bIpaEl

— J Michael Waller (@JMichaelWaller) December 11, 2025

from J. Michael Waller,

Tanker that US seized off Venezuela is owned by Donetsk-born Ukrainian citizen Viktor Artemov in Switzerland, accused of illicitly shipping fuel for secessionist Donetsk People's Republic Ministry of Defense in Russian-occupied Ukraine.