{"id":28507,"date":"2022-06-21T21:51:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/21\/iranian-vessels-approach-us-navy-ship-at-dangerously-high-speed-in-arabian-gulf\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:14:37","slug":"iranian-vessels-approach-us-navy-ship-at-dangerously-high-speed-in-arabian-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/06\/21\/iranian-vessels-approach-us-navy-ship-at-dangerously-high-speed-in-arabian-gulf\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian vessels approach US Navy ship at \u2018dangerously high speed\u2019 in Arabian Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three vessels from Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy approached<\/a> patrol coastal ship Sirocco and expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Choctaw County in an unsafe manner while transiting the Strait of Hormuz Monday, according to the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sirocco issued an audible warning to prevent a collision as one of the vessels drove directly toward the ship<\/a> at a \u201cdangerously high speed,\u201d the Navy said. The Sirocco also released a warning flare when the Iranian vessel came within 50 yards of the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe full interaction among all vessels lasted one hour and ended when the IRGCN craft departed the area,\u201d the Navy said in a statement. \u201cU.S. Navy ships continued their transit without further incident. The IRGCN\u2019s actions did not meet international standards of professional or safe maritime behavior, increasing the risk of miscalculation and collision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n