Cuba depends on opaque agreements, indirect routes, and ships that sail under the shadow of sanctions and seizures.

By Yoani Sanchez* (Confidencial)

HAVANA TIMES — Cubans have always looked to the sea with a mix of anguish and hope. The waters isolate us from the rest of the world, but they are also the route by which ships arrive carrying the goods that are so desperately needed.

These days, following the confiscation of the oil tanker Skipper, that gaze is once again filled with questions and rumors that spread across the country at the same speed as the blackouts.

In a nation where daily life largely depends on what comes through its ports, any incident involving a tanker translates into domestic anxiety. Will there be fuel tomorrow? Will power outages stretch on even........

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