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| Iran says it seized 2 US unmanned vessels in Red Sea | |
| 2022-09-02 | |
According to Iranian media, the Iranian Navy's Jamaran destroyer encountered several small data collection vessels and asked the controller of the equipment to "stop this type of behavior and move and change the direction of the movement." However, after sailing around for a little longer, the destroyer found the vessels again and stopped and took control of the vessels before releasing them in order to ensure the safety of navigation. The Navy asked the controllers to "stop this type of behavior and move and change the direction of movement." The vessel then encountered the vessels for a third time and "took action to control and stop the vessels in order to prevent possible terrorist incidents and prevented the occurrence of unforeseen incidents," according to the Iranian Fars News Agency. The Iranian Navy claimed that the vessels were "sailing out of control, causing insecurity and jeopardizing the safety of vessels." After seizing the vessels, the Iranian Navy then left them in "a safe area" and the US Navy took them from there. US NAVY SAYS IT PREVENTED IRGCN FROM SEIZING AN UNMANNED VESSEL On Tuesday, the US Navy announced that it had prevented a support ship from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel belonging to the US 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf on Monday night. On Monday night, the US 5th Fleet spotted an IRGCN support ship called Shahid Baziar towing a Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel. The US Navy patrol coastal ship USS Thunderbolt was operating nearby and responded immediately. An MH-60S Sea Hawk was also launched from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, based in Bahrain. The IRGCN vessel disconnected the towing line and departed the area about four hours later. The US Navy resumed operations without further incident. “IRGCN’s actions were flagrant, unwarranted and inconsistent with the behavior of a professional maritime force,” said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Naval Forces Central Command, US 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces. “US 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.” | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 Heck they can seize a U.S. Embassy and it's not considered an act of war... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-09-02 20:28 |
| #7 If they seized US-flagged craft -- even if unmanned -- isn't that an act of war? Or at least piracy? I think it hinges on the question of whether marine robots are considered to be flotsam or jetsam. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-09-02 20:04 |
| #6 They did have to give it back under threat, so war was averted. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-09-02 19:17 |
| #5 If they seized US-flagged craft -- even if unmanned -- isn't that an act of war? Or at least piracy? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-09-02 16:06 |
| #4 And this administration wants to give them The Bomb. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2022-09-02 14:54 |
| #3 Time to start booby trapping unmanned vessels. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2022-09-02 14:21 |
| #2 Iran says it seized 2 US unmanned vessels in Red Sea ...Iran says a lot of sh!t. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2022-09-02 14:07 |
| #1 The aSS John Kerry and the aSS John McCain |
| Posted by: Airandee 2022-09-02 12:05 |