On December 16, local time, we learned that the Venezuelan government officially submitted a note to the United Nations Security Council on the same day, accusing the United States of forcibly boarding a civilian merchant ship transporting Venezuelan oil in international waters in the Caribbean Sea on December 10, constituting “acts of piracy at the national level.” The Commission said that the US military forcibly boarded the ship, which is legally engaged in international trade, on the high seas and controlled and kidnapped the crew. So far, the crew's whereabouts are unknown, and the oil cargo on board has been illegally confiscated. The Commission pointed out that this move seriously violates the Charter of the United Nations and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and has not been authorized by the Security Council in any way.

On December 16, local time, we learned that the Venezuelan government officially submitted a note to the United Nations Security Council on the same day, accusing the United States of forcibly boarding a civilian merchant ship transporting Venezuelan oil in international waters in the Caribbean Sea on December 10, constituting “acts of piracy at the national level.” The Commission said that the US military forcibly boarded the ship, which is legally engaged in international trade, on the high seas and controlled and kidnapped the crew. So far, the crew's whereabouts are unknown, and the oil cargo on board has been illegally confiscated. The Commission pointed out that this move seriously violates the Charter of the United Nations and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and has not been authorized by the Security Council in any way.