USS Spruance

The U.S. Navy says it has now intercepted or redirected at least 7 Iranian linked vessels since the blockade began.

Touska, April 19. Hard seizure. USS Spruance fired on it, Marines boarded.

M/T Tifani, April 21. Boarded in the Indian Oce...

The U.S. Navy says it has now intercepted or redirected at least 7 Iranian linked vessels since the blockade began.

Touska, April 19. Hard seizure. USS Spruance fired on it, Marines boarded.

M/T Tifani, April 21. Boarded in the Indian Ocean. Still loitering nearby.

M/T Majestic X, April 23. Boarded in the Indian Ocean.

Sevan, April 25. Redirected by USS Pinckney helicopter. Escorted back to Iran.

Hero II. Intercepted earlier this week. Now anchored at Chabahar.

Hedy. Intercepted earlier this week. Also anchored at Chabahar.

Dorena. Currently under escort of a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Indian Ocean.

Most of these ships left before the blockade and had a head start.

The real test is the next wave. According to marine trackers there are a few ships that departed Iranian ports after the blockade began on April 13 that are still at sea, many running dark with no AIS.

If the U.S. intercepts those too, the blockade is real.

If they get through, Iran found the gap.

Watch the Indian Ocean late April into early May.

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CENTCOM: On April 19, U.S. forces in the Arabian Sea enforced the blockade by intercepting the Iranian flagged M V Touska heading to Bandar Abbas at 17 knots.

USS Spruance (DDG-111) issued repeated warnings over 6 hours. Afte...

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CENTCOM: On April 19, U.S. forces in the Arabian Sea enforced the blockade by intercepting the Iranian flagged M V Touska heading to Bandar Abbas at 17 knots.

USS Spruance (DDG-111) issued repeated warnings over 6 hours. After non compliance, the crew was ordered to clear the engine room, which was then disabled by 5 inch MK 45 fire.

Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the vessel. It is now in U.S. custody.

CENTCOM says the action was deliberate and proportional. 25 vessels have been turned back since the blockade began.

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U.S. President Donald Trump: "Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. Th...

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U.S. President Donald Trump: "Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel. The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board!"