Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on July 25, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. military forces boarded a crude oil tanker “without incident” overnight in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said on Feb. 9, accusing the vessel of breaching a U.S.-enforced quarantine.The Department of War said in a post on X that “military forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding on the Aquila II” in the Indian Ocean after tracking it in response to the Trump administration’s “established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”
US Military Boards Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean After Pursuing It From Caribbean
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