The US Navy interdicted a fishing vessel carrying 40 tons of explosive material in the Gulf of Oman last week. The vessel was traveling a route popularly used by Iran to smuggle weapons to Houthi militias in Yemen. Last year, the US Navy intercepted several ships trafficking thousands of weapons to Yemen.
Guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) and patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) interdicted on Tuesday the vessel, which was not sailing under any flag as it was traveling from Iran in international waters along a route historically used to smuggle weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, the US 5th Fleet announced on Sunday.
