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April 21, 2026: Marines hover overhead and begin rappelling down to M/T Tifani to conduct a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran—anywhere they operate. International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit actors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain. (Photo via DOW)
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April 19, 2026 - U.S. Marines on deck M/V Touska, making their way under cover darkness to the vessel’s bridge . (Photo via DOW)
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April 19, 2026: U.S. Marines rappel down to the deck of the M/V Touska. Remember – we see green, the enemy sees only the darkness. The advantage is ours. From US Navy video.
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April 19, 2026: U.S. Marines depart amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) by helicopter and transit over the Arabian Sea to board and seize M/V Touska to board and seize and Iranian-flagged vessel, after guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) disabled Touska’s propulsion when the commercial ship failed to comply with repeated warnings from U.S. forces over a six-hour period. From US Navy video.
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April 11, 2026: Navy Seaman Recruit Gabriel Rozeicz fires high pressure air from the mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tube during routine maintenance aboard the USS Gonzalez and the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo via DOW)