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UKMTO probes Gulf of Oman ‘incident’ after Centcom strike

UKMTO probes Gulf of Oman ‘incident’ after Centcom strike The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said they received a report of an “incident involving a tanker and military forces” in the Gulf of Oman, hours after after the US Central Command (Centcom) said it disabled a vessel in the waterway. “Authorities are aware and relevant investigations remain ongoing,” UKMTO said. Centcom said on…

UKMTO probes Gulf of Oman incident following US military strike, as reported by Middle East Eye. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received a report of an incident involving a tanker and military forces in the Gulf of Oman, shortly after the US Central Command (Centcom) announced it had disabled a vessel in the waterway. UKMTO stated that authorities are aware and ongoing investigations are continuing.

Centcom reported disabling a commercial cargo vessel after the crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to run the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.

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