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By Sumayya

DUBAI: The US military expressed on Saturday it had stopped a trading freight ship in the Gulf of Oman after the boat’s workers bypassed alerts and attempted to run an active sea blockade against Iran.

“A US military combat jet hit the back of Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica (likewise named as the “Arika Sun”) with a sharp

bomb, completely breaking the boat’s engine without hurting the workers,” the US Central Command posted on X.

CENTCOM expressed the freight ship had attempted to pass local seas after leaving an Iranian port.