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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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.
The U.S. Armed Forces launched a missile attack on a merchant ship flying the flag of Panama, which attempted to break the blockade of Iran, reported to the US Central Command in the Middle East (CENTCOM). "The U.S. Central Command's forces disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after its crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to break through Iran's existing naval blockade," the report states.
The U.S. military command claimed to have bombed a Panamanian flag ship after it ignored repeated warnings and attempted to circumvent the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.
A cargo ship became adrift in the Gulf of Oman following an American attack. According to the Americans, the ship had previously departed from Iran and was not adhering to the American blockade imposed on ships from Iran. "An American fighter jet struck the stern of the Panamanian-flagged ship Ocean Molica with a precision weapon. As a result, the ship was no longer able to sail under its own power. The crew remained unharmed," reported the US …
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