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Navy Ship Encounters Iranian Boat
Friday, April 11, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The Navy says a ship encountered a small Iranian high-speed
boat in the central Persian Gulf and warned it away by firing a flare.
Two other similar Iranian boats in the area did not come as close.
The USS Typhoon tried unsuccessfully to establish radio contact with the
Iranian boat after it came within an estimated 200 yards of the Typhoon on
Thursday, outside Iranian territorial waters. A Navy official says the ship
then fired the flare and continued on its way without incident.
The official says there were no signs any boat was armed.
It was at least the second encounter with an aggressive Iranian high-speed
boat this year. In January, Iranian boats made what the Navy called
provocative moves near a U.S. ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Navy Ship Encounters Iranian Boat
Friday, April 11, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The Navy says a ship encountered a small Iranian high-speed
boat in the central Persian Gulf and warned it away by firing a flare.
Two other similar Iranian boats in the area did not come as close.
The USS Typhoon tried unsuccessfully to establish radio contact with the
Iranian boat after it came within an estimated 200 yards of the Typhoon on
Thursday, outside Iranian territorial waters. A Navy official says the ship
then fired the flare and continued on its way without incident.
The official says there were no signs any boat was armed.
It was at least the second encounter with an aggressive Iranian high-speed
boat this year. In January, Iranian boats made what the Navy called
provocative moves near a U.S. ship in the Strait of Hormuz.