US military says it has fired on ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce blockade of Iranian ports

On Tuesday, a U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter fired missiles into the engine room of the Panama-flagged cargo ship M/V Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman.

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US military says it has fired on ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce blockade of Iranian ports

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On Tuesday, a U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter fired missiles into the engine room of the Panama-flagged cargo ship M/V Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated the action was taken after the ship's civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from American forces. The U.S. military said the vessel was disabled and is no longer attempting to transit to Iran, which would violate the American blockade of Iranian ports. The incident aimed to enforce this blockade. It remains unclear if there were any casualties.

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The vessel is no longer transiting to Iran in violation of the US blockade.

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A US helicopter fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship.

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The ship attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports.

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The ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from American forces.

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A US helicopter on Tuesday fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports, the United States military said.The US Navy MH-60 helicopter fired on and disabled the M/V Vela Nova “after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from American forces”, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media, adding that the vessel “is no longer transiting to Iran in violation of the US blockade”.It was initially unclear whether there were any casualties.

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