2h ago
05.09 BST
Footage
of US destroyer firing at Iranian vessel released
In case
you’re just joining us, the US military has released footage of their destroyer
USS Spruance firing at an Iranian-flagged tanker, which Iran later vowed it
would retaliate for.
US
Central Command released a video of the warning message sent by the Spruance to
the M/V Touska, saying it shows the moments before the Touska was seized for
crossing the US-imposed blockade line in the Gulf of Oman.
“Motor
vessel Touska, Motor vessel Touska. Vacate your engine room. Vacate your engine
room. We are about to subject you to disabling fire,” can be heard in the
video. Later, three rounds are fired, leaving smoke in their wake.
Central
Command said its fire targeted the vessel’s engine room before forces seized
the ship. It said Touska was headed to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and
ignored multiple US warnings over six hours to evacuate the engine room. The
Spruance then fired, after which Marines boarded and took hold of the ship.
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