U.S. Marines boarded a commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday (April 28), U.S. Central Command said in a post on X, adding that it later released the vessel known as M/V Blue Star III after confirming it would not stop at an Iranian port.

Video posted by U.S. Central Command shows a helicopter flying towards the vessel and marines boarding it.

Reuters confirmed the identity of the ship as Blue star 3 by deck layout, mast and structure which matched archive imagery. Exact date could not be verified, but no older version of the video was found posted online before April 28. The vessel tracking data showed the most recent location of Blue Star 3 near the Gulf of Oman on April 28

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US military video shows marines boarding ship said to 'violate blockade of Iranian ports'

VIDEO SHOWS: US MILITARY VIDEO SAID TO SHOW MARINES BOARDING VESSEL IN ARABIAN SEA

Verified by:

- Identity of the ship confirmed as Blue Star 3 by deck layout, mast and structure that matched archive images

- Exact date not verified but no older version was found posted online before April 28, 2026

- Vessel tracking data showed the most recent location of Blue Star 3 near the Gulf of Oman on April 28

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SHOWS: GIVEN AS ARABIAN SEA (RELEASED APRIL 28, 2026)(U.S. Central Command - Must on-screen courtesy U.S. Central Command)

1. HELICOPTER TAKING OFF FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIER

2. VARIOUS OF HELICOPTER FLYING TOWARDS THE VESSEL

3. VESSEL SEEN FROM HELICOPTER

4. HELICOPTER HOVERING ON TOP OF VESSEL

5. VARIOUS OF MARINES BOARDING VESSEL

6. VARIOUS OF MARINES ON VESSEL