Posted on 04/11/2008 9:57:53 AM PDT by STARWISE
Another source:
http://cbs2chicago.com/national/iran.naval.confrontation.2.697662.html
The Navy says a ship encountered a small Iranian high-speed boat in the central Persian Gulf and warned it away by firing a flare.
Two other similar Iranian boats in the area did not come as close.
The USS Typhoon tried unsuccessfully to establish radio contact with the Iranian boat after it came within an estimated 200 yards of the Typhoon on Thursday, outside Iranian territorial waters. A Navy official says the ship then fired the flare and continued on its way without incident.
The official says there were no signs any boat was armed.
It was at least the second encounter with an aggressive Iranian high-speed boat this year.
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Fired a flare. Slow news day, nothing here, move on...
And they want us to start it.
Typical MSM. No shot was fired - it was a flare.
They're practicing for their 'speedboat swarm' attack on US ships.
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A flare fired into the right place could still cause a lot of entertainment! ;-)
CBS source:
http://cbs2chicago.com/national/iran.naval.confrontation.2.697662.html
CNN
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=51220§ionid=351020101
Iran, US confront in Persian Gulf
Iranian boats have reportedly engaged in a ‘mild’ and ‘taunting’ confrontation with a warship, belonging to the US Navy, in the Persian Gulf.
Three small Iranian boats approached the USS Typhoon late Thursday, CNN television reported on Friday.
“One of those Iranian boats coming within 200 yards of the navy boat leading the crew onboard the ‘Typhoon’ to fire a warning flare,” it added.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry did not comment on the incident.
Blow the rat bastards out of the water!.....
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They should have sunk it
They are testing to see how close they get before action is taken
Next time they will surge in
To me a warning shot would be a long burst of 25mm machine gun fire 10 feet above your head.
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