Vessel Struck Twice in Gulf of Oman After U.S. Action
A commercial vessel was hit by missiles roughly 40 nautical miles southeast of Umm Qasr. The strike followed U.S. action that disabled a Gambian-flagged vessel earlier in the weekend.
foxnews.comA commercial vessel was struck twice by missiles roughly 40 nautical miles southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq, according to operations reports. The incident occurred in the Gulf of Oman after U.S. action disabled a Gambian-flagged vessel earlier in the weekend.
The vessel was identified as the MSC Sariska V container ship.
Officials described the ship as U.S.-owned and stated the attack was direct retaliation. Shipping operators have increased monitoring of vessel movements through the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters.
The exchange marks renewed naval friction in the Gulf region. >"The IRGC just claimed responsibility for hitting the 'US-owned' MSC Sariska V container ship with a cruise missile in the Gulf." Vessel tracking data showed the strikes took place during the same period when operators reported heightened alerts across multiple routes.
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