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Posted on 04/19/2026 1:02:21 PM PDT by fruser1
An Iranian-flagged cargo ship was intercepted in the Gulf of Oman after it tried to get past the naval blockade imposed by the US near the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said on Monday. A tanker sits anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran. (AP/Representative image) A tanker sits anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran. (AP/Representative image)
The President said that that USS Spruance, a guided missile destroyer gave the vessel a “fair warning” to stop but when the Iranian crew didn't listen, the ship stopped them by “blowing a hole in the engine room”.
According to the US President, the Iranian ship, Touska, was nearly 900 feet long and weighed almost “as much as an aircraft carrier”. Following the interception, Touska is now under the US Marines custody.
“The TOUSKA is under US Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board!,” Trump said in a Truth Social Post.
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Awesome.
Well done!
Was it coming or going? Taking something out of Iran or bringing something to Iran?
Time for some artificial reefs around Iranian docks.
No run, no fun, no mon hun. Next.
This makes me smile!!😃
Touska is now under the US Marines custody.
“The TOUSKA is under US Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board!,” Trump said in a Truth Social Post.
Wouldn't surprise me if they found enriched uranium someone is trying to smuggle out of the country.
“blew a hole in the engine room”
LOLOLLLL!
OOOOPS!
The Touska is an Iranian container ship.
Current status is “Not Under Command”
Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get past his country’s naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz.
(’Blew a hole in engine room’)
I think the exact same thing happened
to the CCP Democrat Eric Swalwell ...
What is ‘ship spoofing?’
Some Iranian-linked ships appear to be using the method of “ship spoofing” to conceal their true identity from the U.S. blockade, experts said.
According to the Windward website, ship spoofing is the act of transmitting false information via the Automatic Identification System, requiring vessels to disclose tracking data, including the ship’s name and identification number, as well as speed, heading and course over ground.
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“Ten vessels have now been turned around and ZERO ships have broken through since the start of the U.S. blockade on Monday,” it added.
Also smacked the engine?
Back in the bad old days when Britannia rule the waves, the value of the ship and its cargo would be divided between the admiral commanding the fleet, the captain of the ship, its officers, and crew. It was an incentive to capture rather than destroy.
The value of course wasn’t distributed evenly. If I remember my O’Brain correctly, the admiral got a 1/4, the captain got 1/4, the officers 1/4, and the crew 1/4.
Did the regime sacrifice the vessel as a test...
Or was there something or someone on board that was worth the risk...
Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children have custody of the ship ... They’ll find out.
From 2017. This vessel, of its the same one, has an interesting history...
https://splash247.com/iranian-boxship-runs-aground-hong-kong-island/
Is that where Big Mo is hiding?
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