US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet strikes, disables oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

The U.S. military on Monday disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that U.S. Central Command said “violated the ongoing blockade against Iran by attempting to sail to an Iranian port.”

The Palau-flagged M/T Marivex, which was reportedly traveling without cargo, was transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman when its crew failed to respond to directions from U.S. forces in the region.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln responded by firing a precision munition into the Marivex‘s engineering and steering spaces.

“Marivex is no longer sailing to Iran,” a release from U.S. Central Command stated.

To date, U.S. forces carrying out the naval blockade — launched April 13 — in waters around Iran have disabled seven non-compliant ships, according to the command release.

Well over 100 vessels have complied and been redirected, while 42 ships transiting the area with humanitarian aid have been permitted to pass.

J.D. Simkins is Editor-in-Chief of Military Times and Defense News, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War.

美国军方周一在阿曼湾击沉了一艘油轮，美国中央司令部称该油轮“试图驶往伊朗港口，违反了对伊朗的持续封锁”。

据报道，悬挂帕劳国旗的 M/T Marivex 号油轮当时空载航行，在穿越阿曼湾国际水域时，船员未能响应该地区美国部队的指令。

隶属于“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号航空母舰的美国海军F/A-18超级大黄蜂战斗机随即向“马里韦克斯”号的轮机舱和操纵舱发射了一枚精确制导炸弹。

美国中央司令部发布的一份声明称：“Marivex公司已停止向伊朗航行。”

据指挥部发布的消息，截至目前，自 4 月 13 日开始在伊朗附近海域实施海上封锁以来，美军已使七艘不服从命令的船只失去行动能力。

超过 100 艘船只已遵照指示改道，而 42 艘载有人道主义援助物资途经该区域的船只已获准通过。

JD Simkins 是《军事时报》和《防务新闻》的总编辑，也是参加过伊拉克战争的海军陆战队老兵。