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US forces disable cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman
4commercial vessels
CENTCOM said its forces disabled four commercial vessels during three months of blockade enforcement.
The US military said it disabled the Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica after the vessel allegedly ignored warnings and attempted to pass a blockade involving Iran. Iranâs IRGC separately said it struck another vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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AllegedUS Central Command said US forces disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman.
âUnited States forces have disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Omanâ
AllegedA US military fighter jet struck the stern of the M/V Ocean Molica with a precision munition.
âA US military fighter jet struck the stern of the Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molicaâ
AllegedThe strike fully disabled the shipâs propulsion.
âfully disabling the shipâs propulsionâ