US Navy intercepts vessel smuggling explosive materials in Gulf of Oman
40 tons of urea fertilizer, which can be used to manufacture explosives, were seized by the US Navy.
US service members conduct a boarding on a stateless fishing vessel transiting international waters the Gulf of Oman as a rigid-hull inflatable boat and patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) sail nearby, Jan. 18.(photo credit: US NAVY)ByTZVI JOFFREUpdated: