{"id":30993,"date":"2021-11-29T20:02:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/29\/us-navy-ship-rescues-iranian-mariners-lost-at-sea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:24:39","slug":"us-navy-ship-rescues-iranian-mariners-lost-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/11\/29\/us-navy-ship-rescues-iranian-mariners-lost-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Navy ship rescues Iranian mariners lost at sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A U.S. Navy ship rescued two Iranian mariners Saturday who had been lost in the Gulf of Oman in their small open boat for more than a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dry cargo ship Charles Drew<\/a> responded at 10 a.m. local time, after the Bahrain-based multinational coalition Combined Maritime Forces received a distress call from the mariners, the Navy said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Drew rescued the mariners about six hours later, providing food, water and medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were taken to an Omani coast guard ship sailing near the capital, Muscat, and both mariners were reportedly \u201cin good health and spirits at the time of the transfer,\u201d the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs professional mariners, we have a responsibility to help people in need at sea,\u201d Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of Combined Maritime Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t