US forces briefly detain and release vessel in Arabian Sea – CENTCOM VIDEO

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) temporarily detained and then released a vessel in the Arabian Sea that was suspected of heading toward Iran.

According to a statement published on the social media platform X, the temporary seizure of the vessel M/V Blue Star III was carried out by Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit amid an ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports.

Earlier today in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. U.S. forces released the vessel after conducting a… pic.twitter.com/UFx329OsHj

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 28, 2026

“U.S. forces released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming the ship’s voyage would not include an Iranian port call,” CENTCOM said.

The command added that, to date, 39 vessels have been redirected as part of enforcement measures related to the blockade.

According to CENTCOM, the United States has seized at least three vessels — M/V Touska, M/T Tifani, and M/T Majestic X — which remain under US custody.

By Jeyhun Aghazada