Pentagon: Iranian Forces Board Marshall Islands-Flagged Ship in Gulf
Pentagon: Iranian Forces Board Marshall Islands-Flagged Ship in Gulf, Reuters via Washington Free Beacon, April 28, 2015 at 11:20 am, EDT
(According to other sources, the ship is U.S. owned. — DM)
WASHINGTON – Iranian forces boarded a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf on Tuesday after patrol boats fired warning shots across its bow and ordered it deeper into Iranian waters as it was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said.
The ship, the MV Maersk Tigris, initially ignored Iranian patrol boats that ordered it deeper into Iranian territorial waters but complied after the vessels fired several warning shots, U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren said.
U.S. forces in the region responded to distress calls from the Maersk Tigris, sending the destroyer USS Farragut to monitor the situation along with reconnaissance aircraft. No U.S. citizens were aboard the cargo ship, Warren said.
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April 28, 2015 at 6:29 PM
If I may, a little more info Dan:
“The Marshall Islands gained independence from the United States in 1986, but the U.S. continues to have “full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands,” according to the State Department’s website.”
Read more: http://therightscoop.com/breaking-iran-fires-on-us-cargo-ship-and-captures-it-and-34-americans/#ixzz3YcdKYDwo
April 28, 2015 at 9:07 PM
Good report on Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/04/28/iranian-navy-fires-at-boards-commercial-container-ship-official-says/
April 28, 2015 at 9:42 PM
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April 28, 2015 at 9:42 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6W_XjiL0b8
April 29, 2015 at 12:45 AM
Sounds as though Isaiah 17 is about to be fulfilled. The destruction of Damascus.