The War Department has released video of American troops intercepting a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight.
The ship, M/T Tifani, had departed the Sri Lankan port of Galle Saturday and was bound for Singapore, according to the tracking website VesselFinder.
The Pentagon said on X the boarding took place “without incident” and did not say whether any cargo was seized.
Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.⁰⁰As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit… pic.twitter.com/EGwDe3dBI3
— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) April 21, 2026
“As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran—anywhere they operate,” the statement read.
“International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit actors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.”
