US Central Command said its forces had disabled the St Kitts & Nevis-flagged bulker Huda after it made multiple attempts pass through the US naval blockade of Iranian ports on 7 November.

It said that the vessel’s crew ignored repeated warnings and a “US military aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern” which disabled the vessel. Centcom said US forces directed the crew to abandon targeted spaces. The vessel was trying to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port.According to Pole Star Global the Huda is owned Embrace Shipping Management in Turkey.Since the US reimposed the blockade in July Centcom said its forces had redirected 147 vessels and disabled five merchant ships that refused to comply. It added that US forces had previously “destroyed” 10 oil tankers that were part of Iran’s shadow fleet.Iran has also continued to target commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.The UKMTO said it had received a late time report a time-late report of an incident 8 nm northwest of Khasab, Oman. It said that military authorities reported that a tanker was on fire and the crew had abandoned the vessel. There was no further information on the status of the vessel or its crew.A UKMTO warning notice said the incident took place at 19:20 hrs UTC on 7 November. A second incident took place in Strait of Hormuz an hour later at 20:20 hrs UTC also on 7 November.The UKMTO alert said a tanker on an outbound voyage through the Strait was struck by an unknown projectile and that all crew were safe accounted for.It brings to nine the number of vessels confirmed to be attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf since the start of November.In an earlier attack on 5 November on the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Velos Sapphire in the Arabian Gulf the Philippines Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed one Filipino seafarer died in an explosion possibly caused by a drone. The DMW said 21 other Filipino crew members on board were reported unharmed.

Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac, said, “We will provide all the support and guidance the bereaved family needs during this difficult time. As the President has consistently reminded us, we must always take care of the families of our Filipino seafarers,"