The U.S. military command in charge of operations in the Middle East has said it disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that violated its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fired a precision munition into the Palau-flagged M/T Marivex’s engineering and steering areas as it was transiting toward Iran, according to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The vessel’s crew didn’t comply with directions from the U.S. military, it said.
The Marivex, it said on X on June 8, “is no longer sailing to Iran” after it was disabled. The tanker is roughly 442 feet in length and 72 feet in length….