27.08.2014, 13:16
Mal wieder kleinerer Zwischenfall. Es heissst, die US Navy habe versucht ein iranisches Segelboot (Dhow) im Persischen Golf mit einem abgesetzten Schlauchboot zu boarden. Offenbar keine gute Idee. Bei der Annäherung an die Dhow blickten sie wohl überraschend in ein Maschinengewehr. Das Mutterschiff der Amis feuerte einen Warnschuss, die Amis und die Dhow zogen ab. In den USA wurde das bereits in verschiedenen Medien abgedruckt, aus dem Iran noch keine Meldung/Stellungnahme.
Zitat:Coast Guard cutter fires warning shot at Iranian sailboat in brief altercation<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/26/coast-guard-cutter-fires-warning-shot-at-iranian-sailboat-in-brief-altercation/">http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/chec ... tercation/</a><!-- m -->
By Craig Whitlock August 26 at 4:00 PM
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U.S. military officials said the trouble started when the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Monomoy, which regularly patrols international waters in the Gulf, approached an Iranian dhow, a traditional sailing vessel used by fisherman and traders. According to the U.S. account, the cutter dispatched a smaller boat with some folks on board, apparently to try to get closer to the dhow and possibly climb aboard.
The dhow was less than friendly, however; its crew pointed a machine gun at the visiting party. In response, the Monomoy fired a warning shot, which apparently had its desired effect. The dhow sailed off, the cutter retrieved its personnel from the small boat and went its own way.
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