US Warship Crosses Panama Canal, Heads to Caribbean Amid Venezuela Tensions

Saturday, Aug 30, 2025 2:26 am ET1min read

A US guided missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, has entered the Panama Canal and is heading towards the Caribbean, following a US deployment of warships near Venezuela's coast. The US claims the deployment is an anti-drug trafficking operation, but Venezuela has accused President Nicolas Maduro of leading a drug cartel and mobilized its military in response. The USS Lake Erie is based in San Diego, California, and displaces 9,800 tons.

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