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US Marines took command of the Iranian-flagged vessel that tried to break the US blockade in the Gulf on Sunday, dramatic new video shows.
Footage released by US Central Command shows the moment Marines aboard the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship took off to board the Iranian Touska, which was caught trying to enter the Arabian Sea.
The Marines are seen departing on a helicopter, with a cut showing the aircraft hovering over the Touska as the troops descended onto the ship and took control.
“The Marines rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel, April 19, after guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) disabled Touska’s propulsion when the commercial ship failed to comply with repeated warnings from US forces over a six-hour period,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
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