A cruiseship owner has fired back at Caracas over a collision earlier this week, saying the incident was caused by "an act of aggression" by the Venezuelan Navy.
On Monday, the 8,400-gt cruiseship RCGS Resolute (built 1991) collided with the Naiguata (built 2009), a patrol vessel operated by the Navy’s coastguard division.
The Naiguata later capsized off the Caribbean island of Tortuga.