The ship immobilized by the Americans is the “Lexie” unit flying the flag of Botswana, we read in a statement from the command responsible for American forces in the Middle East. The tanker was not loaded.
The command said the blockade measures were taken while the ship was passing through international waters towards the Iranian island of Khark. The message stated that the tanker's crew would within 24 hours. ignored repeated warnings and did not comply with the orders of American forces.
The tanker was immobilized
“Ultimately, the U.S. aircraft disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship's engine room, preventing the tanker from reaching Iran,” CENTCOM said. It is not known whether anyone was killed or injured as a result of the attack.
Since April 13, CENTCOM has been blocking the traffic of ships sailing to and from Iranian ports. So far, during the ongoing ceasefire with Iran, 6 commercial ships have been immobilized and 122 have been diverted to other routes.
