Posted on 04/19/2026 1:11:52 PM PDT by bitt
WASHINGTON — The US seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship after “blowing a hole” in its engine room when it tried to break past the Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump revealed Sunday.
The USS Spruance destroyer intercepted Iran’s Touska cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, taking custody of the ship after it refused warnings to stop, according to the president.
“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,” Trump boasted on Truth Social.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116433000897070863
“Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel,” the president added. “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!”
The seizure of the Iran-flagged vessel comes as Trump is pushing to lock down a peace deal with Iran before the two-week cease-fire wraps up on Tuesday.
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A good start. Execute the entire crew so others will mutiny if their captain teies the same thing.
“Spruance was built in Bath, Maine at Bath Iron Works, at a cost of $1 billion.”
Or drop them off in manhattan and let Mamdani tax them
and then you increase the liberal vote in Manhattan as if it’s not bad enough. No thank you.
I wish we would sell manhattan back to the Indians….. :)
If you’re going to declare a blockade, you’d bloody well better be prepared to enforce it.
Disabled and seized ... that’s enforcement.
Curious as to whether they used a missile or the gun.
Transiting the Straight is still, apparently, under the limitations of two Parties.
They can keep the $24.
“I wish we would sell manhattan back to the Indians….. :)”
Can we force them to take it back?
I’m curious to see what would happen to a Chinese-flagged tanker if it tried to run the blockade and pick up Iranian oil.
Maybe they’d tear down all those skyscrapers and bring back the woods, creeks and beauty of that island.
I’d love it.
It's going to happen ... and it had better get the same treatment as this Iranian ship. Winnie-the-Pooh won't like it, though.
Just make them swim back home.
A billion doesn’t go as far as it used to.
Perhaps a 2% “target” is way too high....
“I’m curious to see what would happen to a Chinese-flagged tanker if it tried to run the blockade and pick up Iranian oil.”
They don’t need to try it.
And if they did-another hole in the engine room.
At 9200 tons, she weighs and performs like the “light cruiser” that she really is.
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