US disables St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship Huda in Gulf of Oman

CENTCOM says it disabled the cargo ship Huda with precision munitions after it ignored warnings and tried to breach the Iran blockade. The UK maritime body UKMTO reports an incident about 18 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan, UAE, possibly linked to reported US-Iran exchanges of fire near Hormuz. Accounts differ on the strike point.

Middle East · Oman · United States · Iran · United Arab Emirates · Naval

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• The U.K. Office of Maritime Trade Operations is reporting an “incident” involving a bulk cargo vessel and military forces in the Gulf of Oman, approximately 18NM east of Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emira (@sentdefender on X)
• US military says it disabled cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman (Reuters)
• According to a release from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), CENTCOM forces subjected a commercial vessel in the gulf of Oman to disabling fire after it ignored warnings that it was in violation of the (@sentdefender on X)
• 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — The U.S. military disabled the St. Kitts-flagged bulk carrier Huda with a laser-guided munition that struck its engine room after it attempted to breach the naval blockade on Iran. (osintwarfare on Telegram)
• US forces struck a cargo ship attempting to run the blockade of Iran today in the Gulf of Oman. The St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda was hit in its engine room. https://t.co/aUgyUeO1Uy (@osinttechnical on X)
• U.S. CENTCOM forces disabled a St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 7 after it repeatedly ignored warnings and attempted to breach the naval blockade against Iran. A U.S… (clashreport on Telegram)
• 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 – CENTCOM announced it disabled the M/V HUDA, a cargo vessel trying to bypass the blockade of Iranian ports. CENTCOM forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 7, after the… (geopwatch on Telegram)

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