Posted on 03/07/2026 11:07:25 AM PST by Enterprise
An Iranian sailor who was killed when the warship Dena was struck by the US near Sri Lanka had called his father shortly beforehand, saying American forces had issued two warnings for the crew to abandon the vessel, a source close to the family told Iran International.
The Iranian navy warship's commander refused to allow the crew to abandon Dena despite the imminent threat, the source added.
The sailor’s father said some crew members argued with the commander, and the 32 crew members who survived were mainly sailors who managed to escape on lifeboats, according to the source.
A US submarine torpedoed Dena in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, about 19 nautical miles from the southern Sri Lankan port of Galle, killing dozens of sailors and significantly expanding Washington’s campaign against Iran’s naval forces.
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Now I understand why so many seemed to be topside, can see then running from the explosion on top the ship in the video provided for the news.
How terrible for that father.
The remainder became shark food and crab food.
not to worry. A federal judge will overturn the torpedoing.
So much crow needs to be eaten by the commies on X. Crying about how the ship snuck up on them in international waters and sunk them with no warning. Well two is more than we were even required to give so good on the Navy Skipper for at least giving them two opportunities to abandon ship or run up the white and surrender.
Two other ships are interned in neutral port for the duration smart Captain’s of those two ships.
FA
Heed warnings.
FO
“….Crying about how the ship snuck up on them in international waters and sunk them with no warning.”
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I think someone needs to do a primer on how submarine warfare works. LOL
I have to say that was a strangely humane torpedoing.
Remarkable, even.
Awfully ecumenical of our forces.
This answered a few questions I had. The people topside was one of them.
Think of the ship that ‘surrendered’ to Sri Lanka. Their captain chose discretion over valor. The other captain was either gung-ho to die or scared of what would happen if he surrendered. Too bad they didn’t get to port first. Anyone surrendering would probably be put to death or their families would.
Yes!
Contrast that with the “warnings” given before all those Marines were killed in the 1983 attack in Lebanon.
The other was the aft hit, most berthing is up front. Now I think they targeted aft instead of midships to minimize casualties as well.
Before refusing he should said "I need to phone a friend."
Good analysis!
We were very humane. Wow.
Warnings were given.
As usual, we are humane almost to a fault.
The world doesn’t know how lucky it is to have the United States as the sole hyperpower. Even the bad guys are blessed by our dominance.
Exactly the USA went out of our way, to the extent of possibly endangering our ship by raising a radio mast and not just the attack periscope which is designed to be nearly invisible to radar as is. By putting up a mast that’s also transmitting everyone in the radar horizon knew they were there and where.
Just goes to show Americans go out of the way to save lives when we can.
So many where whining about the Geneva conventions welp article II exempts submarines for a number of reasons security, space and life support issues and reprisals for just the easy to see ones.
Still the Skipper has balls to put a mast up in wartime and key off on VHF 16 for all to hear and triangulate as well.
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