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The load — enough for a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles — was hidden among bags of fertilizer on a wooden ship called a dhow. It likely was bound for Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles.
The boat was traveling along a route regularly used to transit weapons to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fighting against Yemen's government.
The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles.
The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles.