The US military says it disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it attempted to violate a US blockade and sail to an Iranian port.
In a statement, the US Central Command says it observed M/T Hasna as it “transited international waters en route to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman” at 9 a.m. ET.
“American forces issued multiple warnings and informed the Iranian-flagged vessel it was in violation of the US blockade,” CENTCOM says.
CENTCOM says that after Hasna’s crew “failed to comply with repeated warnings,” a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, fired several 20mm cannon rounds and “disabled the tanker’s rudder.”
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“Hasna is no longer transiting to Iran,” CENTCOM says.
CENTCOM says that the “US blockade against ships attempting to enter or depart Iranian ports remains in full effect.”
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