US military: As of August 11, the Central Command had guided 55 merchant ships trying to break through the blockade to change routes, forced 3 offending vessels to lose their ability to sail, and carried out boarding inspections on 2 ships.

US military: As of August 11, the Central Command had guided 55 merchant ships trying to break through the blockade to change routes, forced 3 offending vessels to lose their ability to sail, and carried out boarding inspections on 2 ships.