Navy: Iranian boat approached US ship in Gulf
WASHINGTON (AP) - April 11, 2008 Two other similar Iranian boats in the area did not come as
close.
The USS Typhoon tried unsuccessfully to establish radio contact
with the Iranian boat after it came within an estimated 200 yards
of the Typhoon on Thursday, outside Iranian territorial waters. A
Navy official says the ship then fired the flare and continued on
its way without incident.
The official says there were no signs any boat was armed.
It was at least the second encounter with an aggressive Iranian
high-speed boat this year. In January, Iranian boats made what the
Navy called provocative moves near a U.S. ship in the Strait of
Hormuz.
