Iran detains 10 US sailors after ships stopped in the Gulf

[Torplexed]

It looks like the sailors are to be released. No iranian hostage crisis 2016 so far.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35300019

Earlier, the naval commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Ali Fadavi, said he was satisfied a mechanical failure was behind the incursion.
"We have concluded that passage of Americans in our territorial waters was not a hostile passage or for espionage or similar acts," he told Iranian television.

Originally Posted by eddie

If they return the sailors but keep the boats, is it ok if we sink those boats!?!

Well, we let the North Koreans keep the Pueblo all these years. These riverine boats probably aren't as valuable.

[Jimbuna]

According to NBC the boats have also been returned.

The U.S. Navy confirmed that the sailors had been "safely returned" after departing Iran's Farsi Island at 3:43 a.m. ET aboard the riverine vessels they had been operating when the incident occurred.

They were later transferred ashore by Navy aircraft while other sailors took charge of their boats and continued on for Bahrain, the Navy added in a statement.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ir...guards-n495526

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Oberon has started a discussion about this in the -"The all purpose terrorism thread "

Markus

That was a mistake, this is the proper thread for this subject.

[STEED]

Iran has released 10 US sailors held for entering its territorial waters, in a swift resolution of an incident that tested newly improved US-Iranian ties.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35300019

Panic over.

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Jimmy Carter 2.0

There's no need to wait for any facts, or even read the article.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by STEED

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35300019

Panic over.

As pointed out in #16 and #17

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

As pointed out in #16 and #17

My news is more up to date.

[Betonov]

Dumb move by Iran.
They could have just escorted the boats out of Irans waters and show them which way to the carrier.
The again, never hurts to take a peak at what the adversary has. And those US navy personel they held, I'd take them for a free night at one luxury hotel in Iran, aggressive marketing

[GoldenRivet]

https://gma.yahoo.com/iran-releases-...pstories.html#

Am i reading this correctly? the original crew of the two boats was transferred ashore and replaced with a new crew? why?

The boat(s) had a mechanical breakdown?

it also mentions in the story that the refueling operation was not carried out

so my assumption is that the boats traveled some distance, the crew was changed out with a new crew, it was clearly not communicated to the new crew whether or not the fueling operation had been completed and it is my belief that they carried on without sufficient fuel and their "mechanical breakdown" is the face saving way of saying "we dun runned out of gas"

[Jimbuna]

And right in the middle of the land of plenty

[vienna]

The Iranian forces who captured the boats and crew are apparently of a rather hardcore religious militant faction of the military and appear to have done this action of their own accord. I rather suspect the power that be in Tehran probably took a dim view of the action and put a swift end to the militants activities. It really serves or served no purpose to irritate the US over two small, inconsequential craft...



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[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Betonov

Dumb move by Iran.
They could have just escorted the boats out of Irans waters and show them which way to the carrier.
The again, never hurts to take a peak at what the adversary has. And those US navy personel they held, I'd take them for a free night at one luxury hotel in Iran, aggressive marketing

Well, if a foreign power with our history has navy boats in your waters, it's a good idea to check them out. Did they really run out of fuel or have a mechanical breakdown? Maybe, maybe not. Iran is well within their right to interdict them.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Well, if a foreign power with our history has navy boats in your waters, it's a good idea to check them out. Did they really run out of fuel or have a mechanical breakdown? Maybe, maybe not. Iran is well within their right to interdict them.

We have weekly incidents when Croatian fishing boats wander into Slovene waters and vice versa so if we brought in every boat like happened here Slovenia would have more ships than NATO.
That's why I'm not used to anything more than a ''shoo, you're not allowed here''

[Onkel Neal]

Yeah, that's reasonable between friendly countries.

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Well, if a foreign power with our history has navy boats in your waters, it's a good idea to check them out. Did they really run out of fuel or have a mechanical breakdown? Maybe, maybe not. Iran is well within their right to interdict them.

The right to interdict for sure - but interdiction must not become interdicktion.
The whole "we demand an apology!" thing (for a "mech. breakdown?") is nothing but "look, mighty iran stronk, puny USA has to beg forgiveness!" which in the end, is a very weak testimony for Iran.
If they would have acted gallantly, the world would have tipped its head at them. But now, they only gave everyone an additional reason to shake their heads at them.
Still, can't wait for the official/true story - if we may ever hear it.