M/T Lexie: reported attack
A Botswana-flagged oil tanker. Incident date: June 2, 2026, Approaches to Iran's ports.
June 2, 2026: attack, Approaches to Iran's ports
A US aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the unladen, Botswana-flagged tanker M/T Lexie after it ignored 24 hours of warnings and attempted to breach the US naval blockade of Iran's ports.
- June 2, 2026
- Approaches to Iran's ports
- Hit · Missile
- Commercial vessel
- Botswana flag · oil tanker
- None reported
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