USS TRIPOLI MARINES DEPART TO BOARD IRANIAN-FLAGGED VESSEL 1

 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.