US fighter jet intervenes against tanker violating Iran blockade
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that a precision-guided munition fired from a fighter jet was used to intervene against the Palau-flagged oil tanker "M/T Marivex" off the coast of the Gulf of Oman for violating the US blockade on Iranian ports. CENTCOM stated that a total of 7 ships that failed to comply with warnings have been neutralized as part of the blockade that began on April 13.
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The US military announced that it has intervened against an unladen oil tanker off the coast of the Gulf of Oman for violating the blockade on Iranian ports.
In a statement from the US Central Command (CENTCOM), it was noted that the crew of the Palau-flagged "M/T Marivex" did not comply with the instructions of US forces and that the ship continued to sail toward Iranian ports.
As part of the intervention, an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet took off from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and fired precision-guided munitions at the ship's engine and rudder sections. The statement noted that the Marivex is no longer sailing toward Iran.
"7 ships that did not comply with warnings have been neutralized"
CENTCOM announced that as part of the blockade initiated on April 13, 7 ships that did not comply with warnings have been neutralized to date, 134 ships that followed instructions have been redirected, and 42 ships carrying humanitarian aid have been permitted to pass.