US Navy Super Hornet disables M/T Hasna’s rudder with 20 mm cannon fire
Several rounds from a U.S. Navy fighter jet’s 20 mm cannon were fired into a tanker’s rudder in the Gulf of Oman on May 6, 2026, disabling the ship’s steering after it failed to heed repeated military warnings, Business Insider reported. [1]
The Iranian-flagged tanker, identified as the M/T Hasna, was attempting to bypass a blockade of Iran’s ports when it “failed to comply” with repeated U.S. military warnings that it was sailing in violation of that blockade, U.S. Central Command said. [1]
Central Command said an F/A-18 Super Hornet carried out the action, firing several rounds from its 20 mm cannon gun into the Hasna’s rudder and disabling it. [1]
The military account included differing details about where the aircraft launched, with one statement saying the Super Hornet launched from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and another describing it as launching from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. [1]
The incident comes amid a long-running series of Iran-related tensions that includes the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal on January 21, 2021, and later U.S. military strikes on Iran-backed facilities in Syria on March 24, 2023. [1]
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Published May 6, 2026
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