U.S. Forces Seize Sanctioned Oil Tanker After 10,000-Mile Pursuit in Sanctions Crackdown.
[Dated: 12 Feb 2026 ]
U.S. armed forces boarded the Suezmax tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean on February 9, 2026, after tracking it from the Caribbean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. The vessel was carrying rough