US Opens Fire, Disables & Seizes an Iranian Ship Attempting to Break the Blockade | 19 April 2026
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April 19, 2026 The US conducts the first boarding and seizure of an Iranian ship attempting to break the blockade, MV Touska. The US destroyer Spruance fired into the ship and disabled it before US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit took control of the vessel.
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