Two Missiles: How An Iranian Ship's Encounter With The Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln Ended

• 13.03.2026, 14:00

The fight took place in the Arabian Sea.

A new incident involving the US Navy and Iran has occurred in the Arabian Sea. An Iranian vessel approached the U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, after which it was fired upon and then hit with a missile.

According to Maariv (translated by cursorinfo.co.il)

According to U.S. sources, first one of the U.S. Navy ships tried to stop the Iranian vessel with fire from a Mark 45 gun. This is a fully automatic deck gun that is mounted on destroyers and cruisers in the US navy and has been in use since the early 1970s. However, officials said several shots missed their target.

Afterward, a helicopter armed with Hellfire missiles took to the air. It struck the Iranian vessel with two missiles. The condition of the ship and the fate of its crew have not yet been reported. The incident itself is said to have occurred earlier this week.

The destroyers Spruance and Michael Murphy are operating in the Arabian Sea alongside the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln. They are part of the carrier strike group and support U.S. military operations against Iran. As of last week, several other destroyers equipped with guided missiles were also in the area.

The exact type of helicopter that carried out the strike was not specified. At the same time, Hellfire missiles are capable of carrying, in particular, the US Navy's MH-60R Seahawk and Marine Corps' Viper helicopters.

The journalists asked for comments from the US Central Command, which coordinates operations in the region. However, a Pentagon spokesman said, "We have nothing to say on the matter."

The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is one of two U.S. carriers deployed to the Middle East. Its strike group arrived in the region in late January.

Since the start of the Israeli-American war in Iran, U.S. forces have attacked more than 90 Iranian vessels, some of which were destroyed, according to CBS television.