Kinda odd how the rainens knew to go straight to them. Did not keep any of the weapons or gear, nothing.
Very convent how they "then stopped to try to fix a mechanical problem in one boat’s diesel engine."
Well I guess they might of actually had a problem, they left at noon and were supposed to arrive to refuel at a rendezvous with the Monomey 5 hours later.
Photos look like a Combat Boat 90 H which has a listed top speed of only 45 knots or 51 mph.
So if they were cruising at 40 knots and had to refuel in 5 hours that is 230 miles.
Kuwait to Bahrain is a straight shot down the western coastline of the Persian Gulf, roughly 170 degrees.
So, to have "mechanical problems" in the vicinity of Farsi Island they would have to forget GPS AND a simple compass and take a heading of about 135 degrees OR stay on course to a ways south of Khafji and "hang a left."
Short story, by the time they got to the vicinity of Farsi Island they would be very low on fuel.
And by the next morning the boat's engine was just fine.
The sailors left Farsi Island at 11:43 a.m. on Jan 13, aboard the two riverine boats, and met up with the Anzio.
Refueling courtesy of the `rainens will do that you know.
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Thank you for that info. Also for pointing out....the engine was just fine the next morning. Nothing about anyone working on it.