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CENTCOM says US fired 2 missiles to disable blockade-running ship in Gulf of Oman

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A U.S. Navy helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles at the Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel M/V Vela Nova that was attempting to break the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, according to U.S. Central Command.

"A U.S. 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 forces. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade, which remains in full effect," CENTCOM said in a statement Tuesday.

This is the third ship that has been disabled since the restart of the blockade in July; two other ships have been boarded and 55 have been "redirected."

Earlier, the Ministry of Transportation of the internationally recognized government of Yemen said the ship was transporting "food supplies."

The death toll in the attack is now six, with the deaths of two members of the armed forces. Ten others were injured in the incident, according to a statement from Yemen's coast guard.