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US military disables ship attempting to bypass Hormuz blockade

A U.S. fighter jet struck the cargo vessel's stern after it ignored repeated warnings in the Gulf of Oman; whether anyone was injured remains unclear.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Weekend Edition
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Photo: Strait of Hormuz
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, disabled by the U.S. military on Saturday.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCentral Command says the commercial vessel ignored repeated warnings to stop.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA fighter jet struck the stern, as the Pentagon tells it, after the ship tried to get around the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWas anyone hurt?

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe statement we have doesn't say. That's the part still unclear.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Strait carries a huge share of the world's oil, and now it carries a standoff. Your gas pump is watching this too.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr the warnings worked on everyone else. That's something.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRepeated warnings, Vera. Repeated.

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The story so far

  1. Hormuz tanker attacks test oil's rebound · CNBC
  2. Oman Evacuates Crew From Attacked Tanker in Hormuz · Al Jazeera
  3. IRGC Adviser: Hormuz Routes to Stay Closed Until Demands Met · Benzinga
  4. FT: Hormuz Flows Fall Sharply, WTI Up 5% · Financial Times
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  6. Tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz surge to wartime high · CNBC
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