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Navy Stops Iranian Attempt To Take U.S. Navy Surface Drone

Navy Stops Iranian Attempt To Take U.S. Navy Surface Drone
Screenshot of a video showing support ship Shahid Baziar, left, from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy unlawfully towing a Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (right) in international waters of the Persian Gulf, Aug. 30, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The U.S. 5th Fleet on Tuesday announced it stopped an attempt by an Iranian ship to capture a U.S. Navy Saildrone Explorer Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) in the Persian Gulf. The service said around 11 p.m. local time Aug. 29, the 5th Fleet saw the Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) support ship Shahid Baziar towing a Saildrone Explorer “in an attempt to detain it” while transiting international waters. The U.S. patrol coastal ship USS Thunderbolt (PC-12), operating nearby,…

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