U.S. Navy Assists Iranian Sailors After Pirate Attack

[F-22Raptor]

Sailors from the guided-missile USS Howard (DDG-83) came to the aide to the crew of an Iranian fishing dhow that came under attack by pirates south of the island of Socotra near the Gulf of Aden, as seen in video obtained by USNI News on Thursday.

Following a distress call from the Iranian coast guard on Oct. 14, Howard and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JS Amagiri (DD-154) traveled to assist the crew of the dhow.

“The Howard’s boarding team provided food and water, made repairs, and gave medical aid to three injured civilian mariners,” read a release from the Navy.

The two ships are assigned to the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, the multi-national anti-piracy coalition stood up to combat piracy in the region of Gulf of Aden.

While piracy off the coast of Somalia has tapered off from its height in the last decade due to naval patrols and improved business practices of merchant shippers, there has been a small resurgence in attacks originating from the Somali coast.

https://news.usni.org/2017/10/26/video-u-s-navy-assists-iranian-sailors-pirate-attack

 

[raptor22]

A professional job by American navy .. thx ..

 

[haman10]

its just common sense. we've saved american sailors and boats as well from pirate attack.

2 way street.