By Martina Bet
Source: Express
A ROYAL NAVY type 45 Destroyer was met by three Iranian fast attack boats while escorting a trio of British vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a stand-off between naval forces.
HMS Dragon, which patrols the Eastern Mediterranean, was travelling through the Persian Gulf when Iran’s machine gun boats halted its course and demanded Dragon to remain 1000 yards clear of the port side.
The captain of the type 45 destroyer immediately ordered five blasts of the ship’s horn, which is the international warning sign.
The Officer of the Watch then radioed over to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards – the Span Navy – warning that its boats prevented the Destroyer from completing its journey.
The Span Navy replied: “For your information we are here to safeguard our national sovereignty and we are doing routine operations.”
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