特朗普政府通过加强对其它油轮的封锁，继续对马杜罗施加更广泛的压力。周六，美国军队登上了名为“Centuries”的一艘非受制裁的船舶，这艘船由一家香港实体拥有，同时还在追捕 Bella 1。另一艘非常大的原油运输船 Skipper 在12月20日被拦截。 A helicopter flies over the Centuries tanker, in an image from a video released by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on social media, on Dec. 20, 2025 A sanctioned oil tanker, Bella 1, turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean after being pursued by US forces. The US Coast Guard encountered the ship near Barbados and instructed it to move to calmer waters, but the tanker sailed toward the Atlantic Ocean instead. The US has ordered a blockade to pressure Venezuela's government by squeezing its finances, with a focus on quarantining Venezuelan oil for the next two months. A sanctioned oil tanker pursued by US forces turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration continues a blockade piling pressure on Caracas. The US Coast Guard encountered the ship, Bella 1, amid bad weather near Barbados on Sunday and instructed the tanker to move to calmer waters for safe boarding, according to the people familiar with the operation, who asked not to be identified without permission to speak publicly.