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On April 19, 2026, as part of the [[naval blockade of Iran]] during the [[2026 Iran war]], the ''Touska'' was fired upon by the {{USS|Spruance|DDG-111}} and seized by [[U.S. Marines]] from the [[31st Marine Expeditionary Unit]] after the vessel refused to stop in the north [[Arabian Sea]] enroute to [[Bandar Abbas, Iran]].[{{cite web |title=U.S. Forces Disable Vessel Attempting to Enter Iranian Port, Violate Blockade |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/563053/us-forces-disable-vessel-attempting-enter-iranian-port-violate-blockade |website=Defence Visual Information Distribution Service |publisher=[[US Department of War]] |access-date=19 April 2026}}] ''Spruance'' disabled ''Touska''’s propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer’s [[5-inch/54-caliber Mark 45 gun]] into ''Touska''’s engine room.[ The [[United States Central Command]] asserted that the vessel was subject to multiple warnings; including one advising the crew to evacuate the engine room, that the ''Touska'''s crew had "failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period", and released a video documenting at least part of the alleged warnings.][{{cite news|last=Downs|first=Garrett|title=U.S. struck, seized Iranian-flagged ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, Trump says|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-navy-iran-ship-gulf-of-oman.html|work=[[CNBC]]|publisher=[[Versant]]|date=19 April 2026|language=en|quote=U.S. Central Command later Sunday released a video of a Spruance crew member warning the Touska in a radio transmission, "We're prepared to subject you to disabling fire." The Spruance then fired several rounds from the destroyer's 5-inch MK gun into the Touska's engine room after warning the ship's crew to evacuate that room, according to a post on X by Central Command. That post said the Touska's crew "failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period."|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260419202814/https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-navy-iran-ship-gulf-of-oman.html|archive-date=19 April 2026}}] |
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On April 19, 2026, as part of the [[naval blockade of Iran]] during the [[2026 Iran war]], the ''Touska'' was fired upon by the destroyer {{USS|Spruance|DDG-111|6}} and seized by [[US Marines]] from the [[31st Marine Expeditionary Unit]] after the vessel refused to stop in the north [[Arabian Sea]] enroute to [[Bandar Abbas, Iran]].[{{cite web |title=U.S. Forces Disable Vessel Attempting to Enter Iranian Port, Violate Blockade |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/563053/us-forces-disable-vessel-attempting-enter-iranian-port-violate-blockade |website=Defence Visual Information Distribution Service |publisher=[[US Department of War]] |access-date=19 April 2026}}] ''Spruance'' disabled ''Touska''’s propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer’s [[5-inch/54-caliber Mark 45 gun]] into ''Touska''’s engine room.[ The [[United States Central Command]] asserted that the vessel was subject to multiple warnings; including one advising the crew to evacuate the engine room, that the ''Touska'''s crew had "failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period", and released a video documenting at least part of the alleged warnings.][{{cite news|last=Downs|first=Garrett|title=U.S. struck, seized Iranian-flagged ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, Trump says|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-navy-iran-ship-gulf-of-oman.html|work=[[CNBC]]|publisher=[[Versant]]|date=19 April 2026|language=en|quote=U.S. Central Command later Sunday released a video of a Spruance crew member warning the Touska in a radio transmission, "We're prepared to subject you to disabling fire." The Spruance then fired several rounds from the destroyer's 5-inch MK gun into the Touska's engine room after warning the ship's crew to evacuate that room, according to a post on X by Central Command. That post said the Touska's crew "failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period."|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260419202814/https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-navy-iran-ship-gulf-of-oman.html|archive-date=19 April 2026}}] |
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In response, the [[Iranian government]] stated: |
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In response, the [[Iranian government]] stated: |
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