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US Navy rescues six Iranian seamen
MANAMA - Six Iranian seamen who had been adrift in the waters of the Gulf for 10 days have been rescued by a US warship, the US 5th Fleet Command said in Bahrain on Wednesday. Tuesdays rescue was carried out by the guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez during a security patrol in the central Gulf, the statement said.The Iranians said their vessels engine and rudder failed on February 18. A Gonzalez boarding party gave the crew food and water as they had exhausted their supplies, the statement said. US Sailors determined that the dhows engine was beyond repair. Gonzalez then coordinated the seamens repatriation with other coalition forces in the area. Posted by: Steve White 2006-03-02 |
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