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US ship in ‘unsafe’ encounter with Iranian vessel in Gulf

6 September 2016, 6:53 pm
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A US Navy ship is forced to change course in the Persian Gulf following an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter with an Iranian vessel.

Sailors get ready around an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the US navy's super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ("Ike") in the Mediterranean Sea on July 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI)
Sailors get ready around an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the US navy’s super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) (“Ike”) in the Mediterranean Sea on July 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI)

Reuters names the American ship as the USS Firebolt, a patrol vessel that ABC News says was escorting the USS Eisenhower, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

According to Reuters, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards ship sailed directly in front of the USS Firebolt at a distance of some 100 yards, forcing it to maneuver away.

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