(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) An Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships
in the Strait of Hormuz by shining a spotlight toward the vessels
and crossing within 150 yards of them on Monday night, US Central
Command said in a statement, trend reports citing cnn .
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps patrol boat acted in an
“unsafe and unprofessional manner,” CENTCOM said, which violated
international standards for safe maritime behavior.
The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans and expeditionary
sea base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller deescalated the
situation by using audible warnings and non-lethal lasers,
according to CENTCOM. The ships were transiting through
international waters in the strategic waterway when the incident
occurred.
“This dangerous action in international waters is indicative of
Iran's destabilizing activity across the Middle East,” CENTCOM
spokesman Col. Joe Buccino said in the statement.
“The Iranian vessel attempted to blind the bridge by shining a
spotlight and crossed within 150 yards of the US ships –
dangerously close, particularly at night,” the statement added.
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