So, as per CENTCOM these ships are warned repeatedly before they are engaged. They have their locations switched off. As per them they are carrying sanctioned cargo/breaching the blockade and did not pay heed to their warning. A milder kinetic response could have been used and lives would not have been lost. Saddening. MEA has limited options from what I have read so far. Cannot comment on other aspects w/o understanding the exact sequence of events.
