US Attacks Panama-Flagged Vessel Near Strait of Hormuz

The Navy attacked a cargo ship attempting to break the US blockade and transit the Strait of Hormuz. 

“CENTCOM forces disabled the steering gear of Panama-flagged M/V Vela Nova as the cargo vessel attempted to transit the Gulf of Oman and violate the U.S. blockade against Iran by sailing toward an Iranian port,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday. A US Navy MH-60 helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles into the Vela Nova’s engine room after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from American. . .