U.S. Navy seizes Iranian cargo ship after blockade breach

[Chuz Life]

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Spruance intercepted and disabled the Iranian‑flagged cargo ship TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach a week‑old American naval blockade. Marines boarded the vessel, which is now in U.S. custody, amid escalating tensions ahead of scheduled peace talks in Pakistan and a looming ceasefire deadline. Iran has vowed retaliation, while both sides accuse each other of violating the fragile truce.

MSN

Grabba Snackbar!

The Shiites about to hit the Bam bam

I'm on team "finish the mission", so I support the seizing of Iranian exports.

Quitters never win!

 

[MisterBeale]

US Opens Fire, Disables & Seizes an Iranian Ship Attempting to Break the Blockade | 19 April 2026​

Apr 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. This follows on the heels of Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, April 17.

 

[JoeB131]

Awesome, we are engaging in Piracy now.

 

[Dragonlady]

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Spruance intercepted and disabled the Iranian‑flagged cargo ship TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach a week‑old American naval blockade. Marines boarded the vessel, which is now in U.S. custody, amid escalating tensions ahead of scheduled peace talks in Pakistan and a looming ceasefire deadline. Iran has vowed retaliation, while both sides accuse each other of violating the fragile truce.

MSN

Grabba Snackbar!

The Shiites about to hit the Bam bam

I'm on team "finish the mission", so I support the seizing of Iranian exports.

Quitters never win!

You've already lost. Time to cut your losses and admit it.

 

[SweetTea]

You've already lost. Time to cut your losses and admit it.

Moron

 

[struth]

The Iranians can’t be trusted

Time for Trump just to destroy th govt of Iran completely.

 

[JoeB131]

The Iranians can’t be trusted

Time for Trump just to destroy th govt of Iran completely.

Right. They won't do what we want, so let's commit some GENOCIDE.

It's worked so well for the Zionists.

 

[SweetTea]

Right. They won't do what we want, so let's commit some GENOCIDE.

It's worked so well for the Zionists.

You obviously don't know the definition of genocide.

 

[luiza]

Mighty Cheekies promptly smack the US Navy hard .

Heard shouting --- Drown the Bullies

 

[M14 Shooter]

You've already lost. Time to cut your losses and admit it.

All you do is lie.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Several members of this board were incredulous at the idea of the US blockading the gulf - they could not imagine how the US could pull such a thing off.

They were told the USN could disable and then board the ships, which they then poo-pooed as technically infeasible..

Gosh. They were wrong. Who knew?

 

[konradv]

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Spruance intercepted and disabled the Iranian‑flagged cargo ship TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach a week‑old American naval blockade. Marines boarded the vessel, which is now in U.S. custody, amid escalating tensions ahead of scheduled peace talks in Pakistan and a looming ceasefire deadline. Iran has vowed retaliation, while both sides accuse each other of violating the fragile truce.

MSN

Grabba Snackbar!

The Shiites about to hit the Bam bam

I'm on team "finish the mission", so I support the seizing of Iranian exports.

Quitters never win!

Piracy on the high seas by our criminal president!

 

[SweetTea]

All you do is lie.

She is just ignorant. It's common in her circles.

 

[SweetTea]

Piracy on the high seas by our criminal president!

This isn't piracy. There is a blockage. They were warned many times and very far out. Oh well.

 

[SweetTea]

Mighty Cheekies promptly smack the US Navy hard .

Heard shouting --- Drown the Bullies

These guys are bafoons with inflated egos.

 

[konradv]

This isn't piracy. There is a blockage. They were warned many times and very far out. Oh well.

To-MAY-to, to-MAH-to. Trump is a criminal and his supporters are enablers.

 

[SweetTea]

Several members of this board were incredulous at the idea of the US blockading the gulf - they could not imagine how the US could pull such a thing off.

They were told the USN could disable and then board the ships, which they then poo-pooed as technically infeasible..

Gosh. They were wrong. Who knew?

Now they have moved on to "piracy". Their ignorance knows no bounds.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Now they have moved on to "piracy". Their ignorance knows no bounds.

They only know what they see on MSDNC and The View.

 

[SweetTea]

To-MAY-to, to-MAH-to. Trump is a criminal and his supporters are enablers.

Nope, we just aren't a bunch of nansy pansies like you and your ilk who believes the world's problems can be solved if the US runs around with our proverbial tails between our legs.

 

[JoeB131]

You obviously don't know the definition of genocide.

Sure I do. Attacking infrastructure meant to sustain life would be considered Genocide under the UN convention.

Definitions of Genocide and Related Crimes | United Nations

www.un.org

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

1. Killing members of the group;
2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
3. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
4. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
5. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.