Venezualian navy attacks cruise ship

I was confused by news of a Venezuelan navy ship firing on and colliding with a cruise ship in international waters. There's video of them firing on the cruise ship and failing to ram the icebreaker.

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro accused the captain of the cruise ship of "piracy" and "terrorism",[14] adding later that he did not rule out that RCGS Resolute was "carrying mercenaries to attack onshore military bases".[15][16] The Venezuelan minister of defence said RCGS Resolute's action was an act of "imperial aggression".[17]

The excuse given on the wikipedia page about the incident is unhinged and it was only when I read closer and saw it was Maduro, our Trumpian South American dictator that it started to make sense.

Several Venezuelans chimed in on the twitter thread suggesting they were attempting to rob the cruise ship. It's funny how you don't hear about piracy much these days.

posted by na on August 26, 2022 20:25