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| US navy rescues Iranian boatmen |
| 2004-08-18 |
| A US naval ship in the Gulf has rescued six Iranian sailors from their sinking vessel, the US navy's Fifth Fleet says. The navy's John F Kennedy aircraft carrier despatched helicopters to winch the Iranians to safety after receiving a distress signal from their boat. The six sailors had a medical check and a meal aboard the US ship before being put on an Iranian boat passing nearby. The US and Iran do not have diplomatic relations and recent dealings between the two have been marked by suspicion. The Iranian dhow, named the Naji, had a broken propeller seal which was letting in water, the US navy spokesman said. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #3 One would hope that those Iranian sailors got to see the flight deck activity on the Kennedy close up, just to see what they'd be up against in the event that the Mad Mullahs decide to challenge us head on. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-18 9:10:22 PM |
| #2 We are assumng these six were civilian sailors and the dhow was not the IRN |
| Posted by: john 2004-08-18 8:42:57 PM |
| #1 US navy rescues Iranian boatmen Boy howdy, you know this'll be plastered all over the front pages in Tehran! SHIP SINKS AS IRANIAN SAILORS ARE TAKEN PRISONER BY AMERICANS! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-08-18 4:22:11 PM |