US releases video showing interdiction of sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean

Published June 5, 2026 11:20am ET | Updated June 5, 2026 11:20am ET



U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released footage of its forces interdicting a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.

U.S. Navy helicopters landed U.S. forces on the stateless vessel MT Davina, in an operation described as a “maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding.” The oil supertanker, capable of carrying up to 2 million barrels of crude oil, according to the Military Times, was sanctioned in October 2024 for trading Iranian oil.

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