[Diogenesis]

why did not HRM magician's assistant make a chant?

[RaginRak]

Royal Navy ain’t what it used to be

[ChildOfThe60s]

I don’t think it qualifies as much of a warship.

[bramps]

I see zero facts in the story that backs up the headline that a warship tried to do anything to stop the tanker from being taken.

[Chainmail]

Lessee: the top speed of a Royal Navy frigate in proper trim should be about 30 plus knots and the top speed of a supertankers is what - maybe 20 knots? Why didn’t the British frigate attempt to overtake and recapture the tanker?

[robowombat]

The British officer then addresses the Iranian: “Please confirm that you are not intending to violate international law by unlawfully attempting to board the MV Stena.”

This reads like a Monty Python send up. This is the Royal Navy that not so long ago endured missile attacks and air raids and hung in there in the Falklands.

[MCF]

it seems rather rude of the Iranians to seize that ship. After all, the British officer did say “please”.

[AndyJackson]

The priority now, Ellwood said, must be to “de-escalate tensions” with Tehran

Our priority should be to get the tanker and crew back with costs and reparations. Tell Terhran to make a very good offer because if it is not accepted, the costs are going to skyrocket very very rapidly.

[Midwesterner53]

Fascist Britain has no teeth. The Iranians know there will be no blow back from this seizure.

[butlerweave]

Maybe PM May told the Navy to stop ? She is an Idiot after all

[Truth29]

How pathetic. Maybe they should have offered the Iranians tea.

[Billthedrill]

The Iranian ship was seized at Gibraltar carrying munitions to Syria in contravention of EU sanctions. The UK is still an EU member. Has the EU bothered even to make a statement on the matter? Well, yes, but not much. The EU has been rather uncooperative in sanctioning Iran over her nuclear program, attempting to save the deal that Trump pulled out of. This "would undermine" that. Strong words.

Frankly I'd let the EU figure this one out and see how they manage the thing. Meanwhile we have all sorts of intel we'll be sharing with the Brits. I hear they have this service, this air service or something that's really special...

[VanDeKoik]

Falklands fidgets nervously

[Jeff Chandler]

https://tinyurl.com/yxjlk7qs

[TMN78247]

Obviously the RN warship didn’t really try to stop the Iranians from illegally seizing the tanker, as IF they had tried the Iranian raiders would be sleeping with the fishes & the Iranian boats would have been sunk.

Yours, TMN78247

[EvilCapitalist]

Is this the same Royal Navy that sunk the Bismarck?

[HighSierra5]

British fagged ship.

[dynachrome]

“Stop, Or we shall write a stern letter to the Times!”

[Songcraft]

They would have done more to stop the seizure, but it was tea time...
    
Cheerio!

       

[SuperLuminal]

French fleet war-fighting mentality has spread not only to the U.S. Navy but to the U.K. navy as well...

Abject Surrender Alert!