DORAL, Florida, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Southern Command issued the following news release:

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Maritime Interdiction Operation, Jan. 7, 2026

In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department of War, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident.

The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and conducting ill . . .

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