US says it interdicted and boarded vessel defying Trump's quarantine

February 15, 2026 7:29 AM EST

Feb 15 (Reuters) - ‌The ​U.S. ​Department of Defense conducted ‌a maritime interdiction and ⁠boarding of the vessel ‌Veronica III, which ‌tried to defy President Donald Trump’s ​quarantine, the department said on ⁠Sunday.

"Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a ​right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the ​Veronica III ‌without incident in the INDOPACOM area ⁠of responsibility," it said in a ⁠post on X.

"We tracked ​it from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, ‌closed the distance, and shut it ‌down," it ⁠added.

(Reporting by ‌Preetika Parashuraman ​in Bengaluru; editing by Philippa ‌Fletcher)



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