TAMPA, Fla. : The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a video of the attack on an Iranian ship, which was subsequently seized by US Marines and is now in American custody, according to military officials.
The vessel, identified by global marine data as the MV Toska, is a container ship registered under the Iranian flag. Seven hours prior to the incident, the ship was recorded moving at a very low speed of just 1.2 knots.
BREAKING: The Pentagon has released footage of the US Navy OPENING FIRE on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship who IGNORED warnings to turn around over a six hour period
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Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced on social media that the US military had targeted and captured an Iranian ship that was violating the American blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
“The ship named ‘Toshka’ tried to violate the blockade, which did not work out well for it,” President Trump said. He described the vessel as approximately 900 feet long and weighing as much as an aircraft carrier.
According to the president, a US Navy guided missile destroyer intercepted the ship in the Gulf of Oman. The destroyer issued a warning for the vessel to stop, but the Iranian crew refused to comply.
“After which the US Navy stopped it by drilling a hole in the ship’s engine room,” Trump stated.
The president confirmed that the vessel is now in the possession of US Marines. “We are looking at what is on the ship,” he added.
CENTCOM has released footage of the operation, though further details on the cargo or the condition of the Iranian crew have not been immediately disclosed. The MV Toska remains under US control.
