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US Aircraft Carrier Has Close Encounter With Iranian Patrol Boat -- MSNBC
ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN – A U.S. aircraft carrier sailing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz had a close encounter with an Iranian vessel Tuesday.
The Iranian navy patrol boat came within two miles of the USS Abraham Lincoln, part of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, as it sailed through the strait with the destroyer Cape St. George and a guided missile cruiser.
The Iranian military came out for a look at the ships, first sending a reconnaissance flight and then sending the Iranian patrol boat.
The commander of the USS Abraham Lincoln, Capt. John Alexander, said such close encounters “could eventually lead to a fatal miscalculation.”
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My Comment: The Iranians are clearly tracking US naval forces, and they are making their presence felt when US ships show up. As for the US commanders on their ships .... these encounters must be very unnerving. The MSNBC report does not disclose any military information, but I suspect that when an Iranian naval boat or aircraft approaches, the alert status aboard these US ships are 'pumped' up, and the worst is expected.
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