nˈoʊɾəbli, ˌɔn twˈɛnti sɛptˈɛmbɚ, ðɪ ɪɹˈæki ʃˈɪp ˈæl tˈɑːwɪn ˈæl æɹˈeɪdiən wʌz ˌɪntɚsˈɛptᵻd baɪ ðə jˌuːˈɛs kɹˈuːzɚ , ðə spˈænɪʃ fɹˈɪɡət ɪnfˈæntə kɹɪstˈiːnə ænd ðə flˈiːt ˈɛskɔːɹt dˈuː tʃˈeɪlə; ʃiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə kəmplˈaɪ ʌntˈɪl wˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʃˈɑːts wɜː fˈaɪɚd, bˌʌt ɹᵻfjˈuːzd təbi bˈoːɹdᵻd baɪ ˈɛnɪwˌʌn bˌʌt ðə fɹˈɛntʃ.
Notably, on 20 September, the Iraqi ship Al Taawin Al Aradien was intercepted by the US cruiser , the Spanish frigate Infanta Cristina and the fleet escort Du Chayla; she refused to comply until warning shots were fired, but refused to be boarded by anyone but the French.