May 11, 2021
To quote the U.S. Navy s official announcement, on May 6 the cruiser USS Monterey seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea. The list of weaponry aboard the dhow included advanced Russian-made anti-tank missiles, around 3,000 Chinese assault rifles, several hundred light machine guns, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades launchers and advanced optical sights. On a battlefield, those weapons set could arm a light infantry brigade of 4,000 soldiers or guerrilla fighters. Stateless is diplo-speak indicating the dhow had no flag or other sign of national origin. It suggests the dhow s crew had no valid cargo papers to show the U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team inspecting their vessel. When USN warships enter sea lanes plied by smugglers and pirates, they often have a Coast Guard team aboard with legal authority to address transnational criminal operation
To quote the U.S. Navy s official announcement, on May 6 the cruiser USS Monterey seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea. The list of weaponry aboard the dhow included advanced Russian-made anti-tank missiles, around 3,000 Chinese assault rifles, several hundred light machine guns, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades launchers and advanced optical sights.
On a battlefield, those weapons set could arm a light infantry brigade of 4,000 soldiers or guerrilla fighters. Stateless is diplo-speak indicating the dhow had no flag or other sign of national origin. It suggests the dhow s crew had no valid cargo papers to show the U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team inspecting their vessel. When USN warships enter sea lanes plied by smugglers and pirates, they often have a Coast Guard team aboard with legal authority to address transnational criminal operations.
US Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots At Approaching Iranian Boats In Strait Of Hormuz
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - The Pentagon said its guard vessels thwarted a number of Iranian fast attack boats that were approaching guided missile submarine, the USS Georgia, in the Strait of Hormuz.
On Monday, 13 fast boats with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy dangerously approached U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels that were operating in the Strait of Hormuz. After those ships failed to heed warnings to move away to a safe distance, the U.S. fired warning shots, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said at a news conference.