▁Ric ardo ▁Ross ello , ▁who ▁ordered ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁ship , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁act ▁by ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Navy ▁was ▁" un accept able ▁and ▁shame ful " ▁and ▁that ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁" not ified ▁our ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁about ▁this ▁serious ▁incident ". ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Admir al ▁Or lando ▁Miguel ▁M ane iro ▁Gas par ▁is ▁the ▁Command ing ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁The ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁is ▁commanded ▁by ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations , ▁currently ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Antonio ▁Dí az ▁Clement e . ▁This ▁command ▁is ▁aim ed ▁towards ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁mar itime ▁and ▁in land ▁waters ▁and ▁the ▁coast line ▁of ▁the ▁nation , ▁and ▁by ▁extension ▁into ▁its ▁ground ▁and ▁air ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁Venez uel an ▁Naval ▁A viation ▁Command ▁The ▁command ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁air ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Navy , ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁air ▁operations ▁and ▁transport ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Command ▁Head qu arter ed ▁in ▁La ▁Gu ai ra , ▁V arg as , ▁it ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁surve ill ance ▁of ▁Venez uel as ▁juris dict ional ▁waters . ▁ ▁Current ▁ships ▁ ▁Fle et ▁forces ▁and ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁ship ▁organization ▁ ▁Light ▁fr ig ates ▁▁▁ ▁Three ▁/ Mar is cal ▁Su cre - class ▁miss ile ▁fr ig