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.”
“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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