Iranian vessels approach Navy in ‘unsafe’ move
Written by News on 06/03/2017
Three Royal Navy ships were forced to change their course after they were "unsafely" approached by Iranian vessels, officials say.
The ships were accompanying US Navy tracking ship USNS Invincible in the Strait of Hormuz when they were approached by a number of fast-attack vessels from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a US official told Reuters.
The official said the IRGCN boats came within 600 yards of USNS Invincible and stopped.
He added that attempts were made to communicate over radio, but there was no response and the interaction was "unsafe and unprofessional".
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