seized

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Officials say this would have included the Marinera tanker, which was seized last week.

From BBC

The tanker, which turned out to be empty of oil, was seized Wednesday in a raid by special-operations forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

The aid that was allegedly seized by Somali officials was meant to help people cope with the effects of "drought, floods, conflict, high food prices and dwindling harvests", according to the WFP.

From BBC

U.S. military forces have seized two more sanctioned oil tankers as part of its energy quarantine of Venezuela, Commerzbank Research analysts say in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal

In another striking show of force, the U.S. military on Wednesday seized two sanctioned oil tankers on the open sea.

From The Wall Street Journal