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| Navy stops Iranian attempt to steal unmanned vessel in Arabian Gulf |
| 2022-08-31 |
| [Wash Examiner] The U.S. Navy intervened and prevented an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy support ship from overtaking an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf on Monday and Tuesday. The U.S. 5th Fleet observed an IRGCN ship, the Shahid Bazaar, towing a Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel in an effort to take possession of it on Monday. U.S. Navy patrol coastal ship the USS Thunderbolt, which was nearby, responded immediately, while the 5th Fleet also launched an MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, according to a statement from the fleet released on Tuesday The IRGCN eventually disconnected the towing line after about four hours without further incident. "We'll destroy it and the towing vehicle. Your move" "IRGCN’s actions were flagrant, unwarranted and inconsistent with the behavior of a professional maritime force," said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces. "U.S. naval forces remain vigilant and will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows while promoting rules-based international order throughout the region." Should the IRGCN have gotten away with the heist, the Saildrone Explorer USV was "equipped with sensors, radars and cameras for navigation and data collection," though it "does not store sensitive or classified information." CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla said in a statement, "The professionalism and competence of the crew of the USS Thunderbolt prevented Iran from this illegal action. This incident once again demonstrates Iran's continued destabilizing, illegal, and unprofessional activity in the Middle East." The United States and Iran are on opposite sides of a number of smaller active conflicts, while the Biden administration maintains its desire to reenter the previous nuclear agreement . Iran has provided Russia with drones that it intends to use in Ukraine , according to administration officials, while Iranian-backed militants in Syria engaged with U.S. forces earlier this week as well. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #8 Or testing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy response? Posted by trailing wife 2022-08-31 16:08|| 2022-08-31 16:08|| Front Page || Comments Top ...That gets my vote, Ma'am. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2022-08-31 17:06 |
| #7 Or, you were stupid for leaving it unattended and unsecured. Or testing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy response? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-08-31 16:08 |
| #6 Well, technically they could argue that it was a 'derelict' because it had no crew so it was open for salvage. A burst from a minigun quickly handles that theory... |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-08-31 13:08 |
| #5 It would be a safer way to clear mines, for one. That might have provoked the Iranians. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-08-31 12:07 |
| #4 So a semi-autonomous, slightly movable part of a SOSUS screen of sorts; a picket? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-08-31 11:26 |
| #3 /\ Amos, you're simply going to have to control those boys of yours. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-08-31 10:39 |
| #2 Footage shows ‘flash mob’ of looters ransack 7-Eleven in Los Angeles |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-31 10:33 |
| #1 actions were flagrant, unwarranted and inconsistent with the behavior of a professional maritime force Or, you were stupid for leaving it unattended and unsecured. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-31 10:31 |