Also known as “dark fleet” or “shadow fleet” ships, the vessels use murky tactics to transport oil in violation of sanctions.

The US Navy and Coast Guard yanked a suspected “ghost fleet” tanker accused of carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil out of the Caribbean in a bold pre-dawn raid Friday — sending a blunt message to smugglers and sanctioned regimes alike: you can run,

Former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman reacts to the Coast Guard seizure of a 'ghost fleet' tanker tied to Venezuelan oil, President Trump’s announcement canceling a 'second wave' of attacks and rising pressure on Iran amid unrest.

Two “ghost fleet” tanker ships with ties to Venezuela were interdicted Wednesday, officials announced. According to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, two pre-dawn operations were conducted on Wednesday morning – one in the North Atlantic Ocean and the other in the Caribbean Sea.

United States seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic, backed by UK forces, as US accuses vessel of sanctions-busting operations.