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US fired on Panama-flagged ship that tried to break blockade of Iranian ports: WSJ
- On Tuesday, American forces fired a missile from a helicopter at the Panama-flagged Vela Nova, striking the vessel's rudder while it transited the Gulf of Oman roughly 71 nautical miles off Pakistan's coast.
- Amid an active United States naval blockade of Iranian ports in place since February 28, the strike occurred as operations have redirected at least 51 commercial vessels attempting to enter or exit the region.
- British maritime risk management group Vanguard identified the 30-year-old Vela Nova, operated by Turkey-based Doris Shipping & Trading, confirming the crew abandoned the vessel after a fire that was subsequently extinguished.
- No casualties were reported following the strike, while automated tracking data from Pole Star Global confirmed the Vela Nova's status as "not under command" in the Gulf following the impact.
- Following a late June incident where an Iranian one-way attack drone struck the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T Kiku carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil, United States Central Command launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military infrastructure.
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A US military helicopter fired at the radar of a Panamanian-flagged ship after its crew ignored warnings from US personnel engaged in the blockade of Iranian ports.
A U.S. military helicopter attacked the Vela Nova rudder in the Gulf of Oman after the freighter ignored the warnings, according to The Wall Street Journal. The 17 crew members were unharmed.
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The U.S. forces opened fire against a Panamanian flagship that, in the early hours today, attempted to force the American blockade of Iranian ports. An U.S. official reported this to the Wall Street Journal. (ANSA)
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