U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS THAT EARLIER TODAY, CENTCOM FORCES DISABLED THE STEERING GEAR OF THE 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, WITH A U.S. NAVY MH-60 HELICOPTER FIRING TWO HELLFIRE MISSILES INTO THE SHIP'S ENGINE ROOM AFTER ITS CIVILIAN CREW IGNORED REPEATED WARNINGS.

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS THAT EARLIER TODAY, CENTCOM FORCES DISABLED THE STEERING GEAR OF THE 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, WITH A U.S. NAVY MH-60 HELICOPTER FIRING TWO HELLFIRE MISSILES INTO THE SHIP'S ENGINE ROOM AFTER ITS CIVILIAN CREW IGNORED REPEATED WARNINGS.

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