美国海岸警卫队称，已拦截两艘涉嫌向古巴运送非法燃料的小船。此举是特朗普政府为迫使这个由共产党执政的岛国进行政治和经济变革而实施的燃料封锁措施的一部分。
The Coast Guard has intercepted two small boats it says was carrying illegal fuel to Cuba as the United States enforces an fuel blockade aimed at Cuba’s Communist government. The U.S. Coast Guard said on Friday that it had intercepted a cargo boat carrying fuel illegally to Cuba as part of the Trump administration’s fuel blockade aimed at forcing political and economic transformation on the Communist-run island.
美国海岸警卫队周五表示，他们拦截了一艘名为“Grace”的货船，该船涉嫌向古巴非法运送燃料。据海岸警卫队介绍，这艘长约300英尺的集装箱船于9月5日在古巴与墨西哥之间的加勒比海域被截停，当时怀疑它采用了所谓的“暗黑船队”手段来躲避监视。
The roughly 300-foot-long container ship, called the “Grace,” was stopped on Sept. 5 in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Mexico after it was suspected of using “dark fleet” tactics to avoid detection, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
虽然海岸警卫队并未详细说明这些手段的具体内容，但通常船只会通过关闭定位应答器等方式来隐藏自己的目的地。
While the Coast Guard did not provide details on those tactics, ships can hide their destination through various means, including turning off their location transponders and going dark.
此外，海岸警卫队还称，今年初夏曾截获另一艘名为“Jaira Provider”的较小船只，该船同样载有准备运往古巴的燃料。
The Coast Guard said it had seized another smaller vessel, the “Jaira Provider,” early this summer that was also carrying fuel bound for Cuba.
这些行动表明，特朗普政府正动用军事力量——而不仅仅是关税威胁——来实施对古巴的燃料封锁。这一政策严重削弱了古巴的经济与政府，导致当地约800万至1000万民众陷入深重苦难。
The moves show that the Trump administration is employing the military — and not just threats of tariffs — to enforce a fuel blockade on Cuba. The policy has helped cripple the Cuban economy and government, and led to widespread suffering among the remaining residents there, estimated between 8 and 10 million.
对于如何判定这些燃料的目的地是古巴，海岸警卫队官员以情报信息为由拒绝透露细节。
Coast Guard officials declined to say how the agency determined the fuel was meant to be taken to Cuba, citing only that it was based on intelligence.