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US says helicopter fired missiles to disable ship breaking Iran blockade
The US military says one of its helicopters has fired missiles to disable "the steering gear" of a cargo ship attempting to violate the US blockade of Iranian ports.
In a statement, US Central Command (Centcom) says its MH-60 aircraft on Tuesday fired two hellfire missiles into the engine room of the Panama-flagged M/V Vela Nova vessel, as it attempted to transit the Gulf of Oman.
Centcom said it acted after "the ship's civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from American forces". The vessel "is no longer transiting to Iran", it added.
In its statement on X, Centcom said M/V Vela attempted to sail to an Iranian port without naming it. It also did not say whether there were any casualties or injuries.
In a separate development on Tuesday, Yemen's internationally recognised government said six people were killed and 10 injured in strikes by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on a cargo ship in the Red Sea.
The Houthis said they hit a vessel carrying Saudi military equipment. It appears to be the first deadly attack by the group on a ship since the war began.