WASHINGTON
The Navy says a ship encountered a small Iranian high-speed boat in the central Persian Gulf and warned it away by firing a flare.
Two other similar Iranian boats in the area did not come as close.
The USS Typhoon tried unsuccessfully to establish radio contact with the Iranian boat after it came within an estimated 200 yards of the Typhoon on Thursday, outside Iranian territorial waters. A Navy official says the ship then fired the flare and continued on its way without incident.
The official says there were no signs any boat was armed.
It was at least the second encounter with an aggressive Iranian high-speed boat this year. In January, Iranian boats made what the Navy called provocative moves near a U.S. ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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I agree but . . . Iran knows
I agree but . . . Iran knows it would be the end of the "good times" as they presently know it. I guess they are counting on Russia and China being their back-up.
Sink a few. They'll stop
Sink a few. They'll stop messing with our ships.
200 yards???
what standing order is keeping our boat Captains from firing on these vessels?? A torpedo launched (from the agressor)at that distance cannot be stopped by counter measures. We should be reading a story about the Iranian vessel being destroyed.