Samir Madani

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Independent analyst tracking shadow‑fleet movements and spoofed locations, including the Skipper.

A US Coast Guard team fast-roped from helicopters onto the supertanker Skipper off Venezuela's coast. Within hours, President Donald Trump was bragging in Washington that the United States had just seized one of the world's largest tankers and would likely keep the oil.

Updated May 11