JUST NOW: In a stunning move, U.S. forces disabled the Iranian-flagged M/T Hasna oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings and tried to breach the naval blockade. An F/A-18 from the USS Abraham Lincoln used 20mm cannon fire to disable its rudder.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that U.S. forces disabled an Iranian-flagged crude oil tanker, the motor tanker Hasna, as it attempted to breach the blockade and proceed to an Iranian port. Following repeated warnings issued to the Hasna by U.S. forces, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and utilized its 20mm gun to disable the ship's rudder.