{"id":28113,"date":"2021-04-27T21:53:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T21:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/27\/us-fires-warning-shots-at-iranian-fast-attack-boats-harassing-navy-coast-guard-ships\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:18:52","slug":"us-fires-warning-shots-at-iranian-fast-attack-boats-harassing-navy-coast-guard-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/27\/us-fires-warning-shots-at-iranian-fast-attack-boats-harassing-navy-coast-guard-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"US fires warning shots at Iranian fast-attack boats harassing Navy, Coast Guard ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=0dac1852-1849-45ea-809d-7aea0dbb3abf\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-0dac1852-1849-45ea-809d-7aea0dbb3abf.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy fired warning shots Monday at three fast-attack craft of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy, which were harassing the coastal patrol boat Firebolt and U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat Baranoff \u2014 the latest in a series of such confrontations, the U.S. Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the U.S. ships were conducting routine maritime security operations in the northern Arabian Gulf, the Iranian vessels approached the U.S. crews at \u201can unnecessarily close range with unknown intent,\u201d according to the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite multiple warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio and loud-hailer devices from the U.S. ships, the dangerous maneuvers persisted. It wasn\u2019t until the Firebolt fired warning shots that the Iranian vessels started to back off, the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the IRGCN vessels moved away to a safe distance from the U.S. vessels,\u201d said Cmdr. Rebecca Rebarich, a spokesperson for the 5th Fleet, in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closest point of approach during the exchange was 68 yards for both the Firebolt and Baranoff, according to the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe IRGCN\u2019s actions increased the risk of miscalculation and\/or collision, were not in accordance with the internationally recognized Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea \u2018rules of the road\u2019 or internationally recognized maritime customs,\u201d Rebarich said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn addition, the IRGCN actions were not in accordance with the obligation under international law to act with due regard for the safety of other vessels in the area,\u201d Rebarich said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210402-N-NO146-1001.jfif_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210402-N-NO146-1001.jfif_.jpg 666w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210402-N-NO146-1001.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,169 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) Harth 55, left, conducted an unsafe and unprofessional action by crossing the bow of the Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Monomoy (WPB 1326), right, as the U.S. vessel was conducting a routine maritime security patrol in international waters of the southern Arabian Gulf, Apr. 2. (U.S. Navy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t the first of such exchanges in the past month. The Navy reported that the Iranian ship Harth 55 and three other fast-attack craft engaged in unsafe maneuvers near U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats Wrangell and Monomoy on April 2, prompting the Coast Guard ships to deliver a series of warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio and five short blasts from the ships\u2019 horns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Harth 55 \u201crepeatedly crossed the bows of the U.S. vessels at extremely close range\u201d and got within 70 yards of the Coast Guard vessels during the roughly three hour incident, the Navy said. The U.S. Coast Guard ships were in the midst of completing routine maritime security patrols in the southern Arabian Gulf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/iranian-ships-swarmed-u-s-coast-guard-vessels-in-persian-gulf-navy-says-11619461317?utm_source=Sailthru&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=EBB%2004.27.21&#038;utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> was the first to report the April 2 incident.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=9d4a812c-614c-499f-a53c-f85e5346f3f7\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-9d4a812c-614c-499f-a53c-f85e5346f3f7.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IRGC vessels also harassed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/04\/15\/11-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-vessels-harass-us-warships-in-the-persian-gulf\/\" target=_blank>Firebolt and Wrangell<\/a> last year. In April 2020, 11 IRGC ships \u201crepeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches\u201d of several U.S. warships \u2014 including the Firebolt and Wrangell \u2014 while they were completing air integration exercises with U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice Adm. 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