“Will be interesting to see if we respond by placing a couple of ships in the area....”
Better still, sink the entire “Venezuelan Navy!” I mean what do they have except probably some old WWII former US Navy vessels.
2 diesel electric (type 209) submarines (German)
3 missile frigates (Italian)
4 corvettes (Spanish)
10 coastal patrol vessels (5 Spanish, 5 British)
1 LST, one supply vessel; both South Korean