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| Iran Diverts Marshall Islands Cargo Ship In Strait Of Hormuz | ||
| 2015-04-28 | ||
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ships intercepted a Marshall Islands-flagged commercial cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, forcing it "further into Iranian waters," the Pentagon said. Multiple U.S. government sources said there were no Americans aboard the Maersk Tigris.
"The IRGCN contacted the vessel and directed the Maersk Tigris' master to divert further into Iranian Waters. The master initially declined and one of the IRGCN patrol craft fired shots across the Maersk Tigris' bow. The master then complied and diverted under escort by the IRGCN vessels," according to the statement. In response to a distress call, the U.S. Navy ordered the USS Farragut, an Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer, "to proceed at best speed to the nearest location of the Maersk Tigris," while reconnaissance aircraft kept track of the diverted vessel, according to the statement. The U.S. military has been in contact with officials from the Maersk shipping company, who say that the Iranians boarded the Tigris. The confrontation occurred as the U.S. Senate prepared to take up legislation aimed at giving lawmakers more of a say on President Barack Obama's proposed nuclear deal with Iran. While the Marshall Islands are a sovereign state, "the United States has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands," according to the State Department. The semi-official Iranian news agency Fars reported that Iran had taken control of a U.S. ship and its 34 crew for "trespassing" in its territorial waters, Reuters said. I wonder how these clowns will behave if they ever get the bomb.
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| Posted by:gorb |
| #11 I seem to remember many happy days spent in the Persian Gulf/Indian Ocean launching aircraft to escort tankers through the Straits. Iranians left those ships alone, but then they understood what a real redline meant..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2015-04-28 23:49 |
| #10 Iran threatens Kwajalein wid ship seizure - who knew??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-04-28 21:53 |
| #9 The Devil is in the Details = PCorrect-Deniable LEGALISMS. There seems to be a divergence on the MSM-Net as to whether a Marshall Islands-flagged commercial vessel is the "equivalent" of a US-flagged commercial vessel per se, + iff the MAERSK TIGRIS was actually "boarded" by Iranian security forces, as opposed to being fired upon but only ordered by same to move to an Iranian port under armed naval escort??? The owners of the MAERSK TIGRIS are repor in alleged $$$ = debt-related cahoots wid Iran entities, at least as Tehran is claiming. * "MARSHALL ISLANDS-FLAGGED" > D *** NG, YOU KNEW CHINA-DESIRED CHUUK LAGOON, FKA EX-WW2 TRUK LAGOON IJN MILBASE, WAS INVOLVED SOMEHOW. Sniff, sniff, IS THERE NO LOVE IN THE KSA-VS-IRAN YEMEN CRISIS FOR ULITHI LAGOON??? Lest we fergit, DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Want China Times] PLA'S DF-21D ANTI-SHIP MISSLE CAN REACH THE PHILIPPINES: REPORT. Imagine iff these Chinese DF-21D's + OtherPLA MilAssets-Forces were based in a possible post-FSM, Compact future independent CHUUK STATE??? FYI again this incident wid the MAERSK TIGRIS isn't the first time Iran engaged in maritime shennanigans wid a foreign commercial ship ... * FYI CNN AM [old] > VIDEO: US-FLAGGED SHIP "INTERCEPTED" BY [4-vessel]IRANIAN PATROL. MAERSK KENSINGTON. -------------------- More this AM as per the MAERSK TIGRIS... * BLOOMBERG > IRAN BOARDS CARGO SHIP INSIDE OWN WATERS, US PENTAGON SAYS. * SAME > PENTAGON: SHIP SEIZED BY IRAN NOT US-FLAGGED, NO US SHIP SEIZED BY IRAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-04-28 21:51 |
| #8 Marinetrafic.com is reporting the Tigris is still at anchor in Iranian waters as of 15 mins ago. Has it been released or not? |
| Posted by: Hupesh Ebbusomp5266 2015-04-28 21:31 |
| #7 The Iranians keep pushing and pushing, then back off. Psyops. O is going to have a harder and harder time pushing his nuke |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-04-28 20:00 |
| #6 ...This was the warning. The next one seized and boarded will be a supertanker. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2015-04-28 17:55 |
| #5 This looks like a Saudi plan to cause an incident with a Saudi owned ship that strays out of the shipping channel. |
| Posted by: rammer 2015-04-28 16:59 |
| #4 President Obama has dispatched the USS Redline to intercede on behalf of the vessel. Is that the one armed with the dreaded #hashtag missiles? Sigh.... we have become such a joke.... its not funny. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-04-28 15:07 |
| #3 Fear not. President Obama has dispatched the USS Redline to intercede on behalf of the vessel. |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-04-28 14:45 |
| #2 Exploratory aggression is standard MO for the Iranians. They tested the Iraq coalition in 2004 and 2007. The Iranians didn't pay a price and thus correctly concluded that asymmetrical warfare on the coalition would be risk free and ultimately lead them to a triumphal success. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2015-04-28 14:26 |
| #1 News wire says they've sent it on it's way. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-04-28 14:00 |