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2 U.S. Navy Boats With 10 American Sailors Held by Iran Military
Pentagon: 2 U.S. Navy Boats With 10 American Sailors Held by Iran Military
by JIM MIKLASZEWSKI and COURTNEY KUBE
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Iranian military forces seized two U.S. Navy boats Tuesday and are detaining them on Iran's Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, senior U.S. officials told NBC News.
The officials said it's unclear whether the 10 American sailors aboard two small riverine vessels had strayed into Iranian territorial waters before they were captured.
The sailors were on a training mission around noon ET when one of the boats experienced mechanical failure and drifted into Iranian-claimed waters, officials added. Iran's coast guard took them into custody, although the crew has been described as being safe.
Related: Iran Attacks Replica U.S. Warship in Strait of Hormuz Missile Drill
Following reports of the incident, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Iranian officials in Tehran by phone, attempting to secure the sailors' release.
One senior official told NBC News the Iranians understand it was a mistake and have agreed to release the Americans in international waters within hours.
The Persian Gulf has been a flash point in the Middle East, and the incident comes on the same day President Barack Obama is set to give his annual State of the Union address.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told The Associated Press that the boats were moving between Kuwait and Bahrain when U.S. officials lost contact with them. Farsi Island sits in the Persian Gulf in between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and is fortified by Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Related: U.S. Carrier Harry S. Truman Has Close Call With Iranian Rockets
"We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly," Cook said.
Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, an NBC News military analyst, said the seizure of American boats is "very bad news" and highlights how the Navy may have failed to have surveillance on their boats.
"We simply can't allow ground, air or naval units to be seized by a foreign hostile power," McCaffrey said on MSNBC. "I hope they're back real quickly. This is an affront to our military presence in the Gulf and will unsettle our allies in the region."
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said on MSNBC that the pending release of the sailors shows how diplomacy between U.S. and Iranian officials "is working."
"Hopefully this will be resolved, and it won't be an issue that we're talking about in a couple of hours," she said.
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
Jim Miklaszewski
JIM MIKLASZEWSKI
COURTNEY KUBE
CONTRIBUTORS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPICS WORLD, MILITARY
FIRST PUBLISHED JAN 12 2016, 4:15 PM ET
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Permalink Reply by TJ Proudnavymom on
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Prayers for our sailors
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Let's all keep our blue candles lit for these sailors and their families! We are all family here! We pray for your safety tonight and always! Our thoughts and prayers are with you! As always our blue candle is on for all!!!
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Permalink Reply by CryptoDad on
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Nice to wake up to the news that our Sailors are being released.
Bet the CTs at 5th fleet HQ had a busy time with the SIGINT.
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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A bit more information and video
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/13/politics/iran-us-sailors/index.html
I'm betting we're not hearing anywhere near the real story.
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I can just see my CTR (who did a year in Bahrain) rolling her eyes and saying. "Don't ask".
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Seems like two ways the Navy can take this. Either the sailors are released and the Navy portrays them as brave heroes, or, they are released and the Navy sends them home as disgraced for getting captured.
Either way, they have at least one on camera apologizing to the people of Iran, and the Navy will not be happy about this.
I have to wonder if they teach sailors how to deal with such a situation.
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How would you teach your kids to deal with a traffic cop when pulled over for a minor traffic infraction?
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Human navigational error.
http://news.usni.org/2016/01/28/u-s-boat-crew-navigation-error-not-...
PENTAGON – A navigation error – not technology tampering – led to two U.S. Navy riverine command boats and ten sailors being held by Iranian forces earlier this month, USNI News has learned.
Several sources confirmed to USNI News that the crews of the two boats, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 3, had misjudged their location when they mistakenly strayed into Iranian waters off of Farsi Island in the middle of the Persian Gulf on Jan. 12 while trying to meet a ship for refueling. The sources said the mistake was a result of human error, not a failure in navigation systems.
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You buying that?
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