International Waters Are Not a Refuge for Sanctioned Actors

Three boats ran and now all three have been captured.

Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Bertha without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. The vessel was operating in defiance of President Trump’s… pic.twitter.com/YoHlb9v54p

— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) February 24, 2026

… established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean and attempted to evade.

From the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, we tracked it and stopped it. No other nation has the global reach, endurance, or will to enforce sanctions at this distance.

International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned actors. By land, air, or sea, our forces will find you and deliver justice.

The Department of War will deny illicit actors and their proxies freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.