US Military Seizes Cargo Ship in Gulf of Oman for Violating Iran Sanctions
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
U.S. Central Command forces seized a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday for allegedly attempting to violate maritime sanctions against Iran. The vessel, sailing under the Panamanian flag, was disabled after its crew ignored repeated warnings. The sanctions were reimposed on July 14, and since then, four ships have been disabled and 135 turned back, with ten tankers linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard also destroyed.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- U.S. Central Command seized a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday.
- The ship allegedly attempted to violate maritime sanctions against Iran.
- A U.S. fighter jet disabled the ship's propulsion system without harming the crew.
- The vessel had departed from an Iranian port and ignored repeated warnings.
- U.S. sanctions on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports were reimposed on July 14.
- During enforcement, four commercial ships were disabled and 135 turned back.
U.S. Central Command forces seized a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday, alleging it attempted to violate maritime sanctions against Iran. According to a statement from the command, the ship's crew ignored repeated warnings before the U.S. military took action. A U.S. fighter jet struck the stern of the vessel, identified as the "Ocean Mallyca" and also known as "Erica Sun," which was sailing under the Panamanian flag. The strike completely disabled the ship's propulsion system without harming the crew, CENTCOM reported. The cargo ship had departed from an Iranian port and was attempting to continue sailing in the region's waters, contrary to U.S. sanctions. The United States reimposed sanctions on all vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports on July 14. CENTCOM stated that during the three months of enforcement, four commercial ships have been disabled and 135 vessels have been forced to turn back. Additionally, U.S. forces destroyed ten oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' shadow network, estimated to be worth billions of dollars, during the same period. CENTCOM urged vessel crews to heed warnings from its forces and follow maritime advisories, advising those operating in the Gulf of Oman and access routes to the Strait of Hormuz to contact U.S. Navy forces on maritime channel 16.
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