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Wall Street Journal: U.S. Navy Ends Strait of Hormuz Escort Mission
Navy vessels will remain on patrol in the area
The U.S. Navy will no longer accompany American and British flagged cargo vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
The Navy began the program last week after Iranian naval vessels ordered the Maersk Tigris, a Marshall Island-flagged cargo vessel, out of a shipping lane and then boarded the ship.
Col. Steve Warren, the chief Pentagon spokesman, announced the shift but said it was a relatively minor change, adding that Navy vessels will remain on patrol in the area, able to respond to any vessel that requires help.
More News On The U.S. Navy Ending Its Strait of Hormuz Escort Mission
US warships no longer accompanying commercial ships in Gulf -- AP
U.S. Navy stops accompanying ships through Strait of Hormuz -- Reuters
US calls off protection mission for US-flagged vessels in Gulf -- AFP
Navy ends escorts through Strait of Hormuz -- CNN
U.S. Navy Stops Accompanying Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz -- Bloomberg
4 comments:
Such a show of determination!
WNU Editor,
That didn't last long, almost like it was just a show to push the propaganda, and not a real Iranian threat.
I concur Jay. A few days of huffing and puffing .... and then nothing.
WNU Editor,
Maserk has taken out a $3.6 million dollar Iranian Bond, to pay their bills. as soon as that clears, the Maserk Tigris will be released. In 2005 they accepted and paid the initial claim, but the Iranian Company went back to court and claimed additional damages.
The really interesting aspect of this case, is the precident it sets. Maserk and other Corporations can no longer hide from their liabilities, through barely arm's lenght chartering, leasing, operation and ownership arrangements,
(Rickmers ShipManagement Singapore is a 49/51 joint venture between Rickmers USA and Marserk),
In countries that don't have Free Trade deals that revove national sovereignity over trade.
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