Centcom says cargo vessel trying to run Iran blockade disabled
Centcom says cargo vessel trying to run Iran blockade disabled The US military said it had disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after the ship's crew ignored warnings and attempted to run an ongoing naval blockade against Iran. "A U.S. military fighter jet struck the stern of Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica (also known as the “Arika Sun”) with a precision munition, fully…
The U.S. military has disabled a cargo vessel attempting to circumvent an ongoing naval blockade against Iran in the Gulf of Oman. Following repeated warnings, the ship's crew chose to ram the blockade, resulting in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) striking its stern with a precision munition. The strike rendered the ship's propulsion ineffective, but no crew members were harmed.
The vessel, a Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica, had departed an Iranian port before attempting to transit regional waters. CENTCOM forces reinstated the blockade on July 14, having previously disabled three other commercial vessels and forced 135 ships to change course over the past three months. Moreover, U.S. forces have destroyed 10 tankers connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' shadow network during the same period.
All mariners are urged to heed CENTCOM's warnings and monitor Notice to Mariners broadcasts, contacting naval forces via bridge-to-bridge channel 16 while operating in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz.
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