U.S. Media: U.S. Military Opens Fire on a Ship Attempting to Breach U.S. Blockade in the Gulf of Oman
[Global Network Report, Reporter Yan Peiyun] According to a report by the American Wall Street Journal citing a U.S. official, the U.S. military opened fire early on the 11th local time on a Panama-flagged vessel attempting to breach the U.S. blockade against Iran.
The U.S. official stated that after the crew of the vessel ignored warnings from U.S. personnel responsible for enforcing the maritime blockade of Iranian ports, a U.S. military helicopter fired on the ship's rudder. There are currently no reports of casualties. The official indicated that after the attack, the crew of the vessel appeared to attempt to transfer to another civilian ship.
According to reports, a crew member stated on the 11th that a container ship was attacked in the Gulf of Oman, prompting the crew to urgently call for rescue and prepare to abandon the ship. This crew member revealed that the crew on the attacked vessel communicated via the ship-to-ship radio public channel, reporting that the incident occurred at the eastern edge of the Gulf of Oman, with a total of 17 people on board, suspected to have been "attacked by a helicopter."
The U.S. military fired at a Panamanian-flagged vessel attempting to breach a blockade against Iran in the Gulf of Oman during the early hours of the 11th. The vessel's crew ignored warnings from U.S. personnel, prompting a helicopter to target the ship's rudder. No casualties have been reported, but crew members appeared to try to transfer to another civilian vessel after the incident.
- U.S. military fired on a Panamanian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman.
- The ship was attempting to breach a blockade against Iran.
- No casualties have been reported.
- The incident occurred in the early hours of the 11th.
- Crew members attempted to transfer to another vessel after the attack.