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The U.S. Department of Defence conducted a maritime interdiction and boarding of the vessel Veronica III, which tried to defy President Donald Trump’s quarantine. Credit: X/@DeptofWar
The U.S. Department of Defence 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 (February 15, 2026).
“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.
Published – February 15, 2026 06:43 pm IST
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U.S. says it interdicted and boarded vessel defying Trump’s quarantine
