A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fired a precision munition into the Palau-flagged vessel after its crew failed to comply with U.S. military directives, according to U.S. Central Command
U.S. forces disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday after the vessel attempted to reach an Iranian port in violation of the ongoing U.S. maritime blockade of Iran, according to U.S. Central Command.
CENTCOM stated that the Palau-flagged M/T Marivex, an unladen commercial oil tanker, was transiting international waters toward Iran when its crew failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln then fired a precision munition into the vessel’s engineering and steering spaces, disabling the ship, according to the command.
