US military says it disabled cargo vessel trying to run Iran blockade
CENTCOM said the strike disabled the ship’s propulsion after repeated warnings, part of a blockade campaign that has turned back 135 vessels.
- Central Command disabled the Panama-flagged Ocean Molica, also known as the Arika Sun, in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday after the vessel attempted to run the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.
- The cargo ship ignored repeated warnings while attempting to transit regional waters after departing an Iranian port, Command stated.
- An American jet struck the stern of the Ocean Molica with 'a precision munition, fully disabling the ship's propulsion without harming the crew,' the military confirmed.
- Command warned mariners in the Gulf and approaches to the Strait of Hormuz to heed blockade warnings, monitor broadcasts, and contact naval forces.
- Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz fell to the lowest level in more than two months, a vital waterway that previously carried 20 per cent of global oil consumption.
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Fears of escalation in the Middle East mounted Saturday night after the U.S. military carried out a strike on a civilian vessel in the Gulf of Oman.“U.S. Central Command forces disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 10, after the ship’s crew ignored repeated warnings and attemp...
U.S. Fighter Jet Disables Cargo Ship That Tried To Run Iran Blockade – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac
A U.S. fighter jet disabled the Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica after CENTCOM says its crew ignored repeated warnings and tried to run the naval blockade against Iran.
CENTCOM: U.S. jet strikes commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman alleged to have attempted to violate American blockade
American forces disabled another cargo vessel allegedly attempting to violate the United States blockade against Iranian ports, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
Since the start of the blockade, four commercial vessels have been immobilized and 135 ships have been forced to return.
The U.S. military has released footage of an attack on a ship, and the freighter under the Panamanian flag has tried to break the sea blockade against Iran.
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