A Pentagon spokesman said Iranian forces had boarded a Marshall Island-flagged vessel, the MV Maersk Tigris, in the Gulf. He said the boarding occurred after Iranian patrol boats fired shots across the vessel's bow and ordered it deeper into Iranian waters.
The ship had no U.S. citizens aboard, the spokesman said, contradicting Al-Arabiya's report which said there were 34 U.S. sailors on board. He said it was travelling through the Strait of Hormuz when the incident occurred.
There was no immediate word from Iranian officials...
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Pentagon Confirms Iranian Forces Board Marshall Islands-Flagged Cargo Ship...
ReplyDeleteThe vessel was reportedly boarded after it entered Iranian territorial waters.
A Pentagon spokesman has confirmed that there were no US soldiers aboard the vessel, owned by Danish conglomerate Maersk. The US have sent a warship from the Navy to monitor the situation.
Col. Steve Warren said the cargo ship issued a distress call and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, based in the area, sent a U.S. destroyer and an aircraft to the area of the incident to monitor the situation.
There had not been any confrontation between Iran's Revolutionary Guard and any Navy ships, NBC reported, citing senior US navy officials......http://sptnkne.ws/gtS
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Selon la chaîne Al-Arabiya, les Iraniens escortent le bateau vers le port de Bandar Abbas (sud)...
ReplyDeleteLa Marine iranienne a arraisonné un cargo étranger dans le Golfe, a rapporté mardi la chaîne de télévision Al-Arabiya. La chaîne a indiqué qu'il s'agissait d'un navire américain avec 34 Américains à bord.
16:30 Selon la chaîne Al-Arabiya, les Iraniens escortent le bateau vers le port de Bandar Abbas situé dans le sud du pays.
16:46 Un représentant des autorités américaines a déclaré à l'agence Reuters qu'il ne disposait pas d'informations sur l'arraisonnement d'un bateau américain par l'Iran.
16:57 Selon l'agence iranienne Fars, le navire américain aurait pénétré dans les eaux territoriales iraniennes, et l'armée aurait ouvert le feu.
17:07 Le Pentagone affirme qu'il n'y a pas de citoyens américains à bord du navire.....http://sptnkne.ws/gty
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Iran says Revolutionary Guards seized cargo ship for legal reasons...
ReplyDeleteNaval units from Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) seized a cargo ship in the Gulf on Tuesday for legal reasons, an IRGC source was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.
The report, which described the ship as "an American cargo vessel with a Marshall Islands flag", said there were 34 crew members on board who were mostly Europeans. The source told IRNA the incident was a civil matter with no military or political dimension.
The IRGC is Iran's elite military force and operates its own land, naval and air forces under a separate command chain from the regular armed forces.
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Danish shipping company Maersk said on Wednesday the crew of the Maersk Tigris container ship were safe and "in good spirits" after Iranian authorities seized the ship in the Strait of Hormuz the previous day...
ReplyDeleteMaersk, the world's largest container shipping concern, said it was in dialog with the Danish Foreign Ministry and seeking more information as it still did not know the reason for the seizure of the vessel....jpost.com
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