Last month Hugo Chavez had a US citizen detained entering into Venezuela from Columbia, maintaining that he was part of a plot to oust him from his presidency. He alluded to the fact that the man was a mercenary.
Now, Forbes own Christopher Helman and his side kick at large Jeff Bercovici, seem to have broken the story of the week by having an inside connection aboard the vessel, Ocean Atlas. The report has been confirmed by the a US embassy in Caracas, as well as the Seafarers Union that the ship has been detained.
The confiscation of the ship has the makings of an International incident,
if the ship is detained much longer..
I can only help but wonder, if this is the makings, of "George Washington's" false flag event.
Stay tuned, for there's more to come
The Venezuelan government has seized a U.S. flagged ship and detained its captain for more than a week. The ship Ocean Atlas has been at port in Maracaibo, Venezuela since August 29. After four hours in port, the ship was boarded by armed security personel, and the captain was detained on suspicion of trafficking in arms or drugs. The rest of the crew of 16 Americans has remained on board under guard. According to a well-placed source arrest warrants have been issued for all of the crewmembers, who are to be taken off the ship for questioning.
Incredibly, my Forbes colleague Jeff Bercovici has been in touch over email with one of the crewmen, Russell Macomber, who has managed to post
