Navy fires warning shots at Iranian ship in 'unsafe' Gulf encounter
Source: USA Today
A Navy patrol boat fired warning shots near an Iranian naval ship that was conducting "an unsafe and unprofessional interaction" with a U.S. ship in international waters of the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, the Navy said.
The USS Thunderbolt was involved in coalition exercises when the Iranian ship came within 150 yards, Navy Central Command said in a statement. The Iranian ship did not respond to repeated attempts to establish radio communications, and warning flares and blasts of the ships whistle also were ignored, the Navy said.
"As the Iranian vessel proceeded toward the U.S. ship, Thunderbolt again sounded five short blasts prior to firing warning shots in front of the Iranian vessel," the Navy said. "After the warning shots were fired, the Iranian vessel halted its unsafe approach."
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