The U.S. Navy prevented a support vessel of the U.S. 5th Fleet from seizing in the Persian Gulf on the night of August 30, the U.S. Armed Forces reports, mil.in.ua informs.
The Iranian naval support ship Shahid Baziar was reportedly spotted by the U.S. 5th Fleet in international waters around 23:00 (local time) on August 29. The Iranian ship was towing the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV). This was reported in the US Armed Forces.
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The U.S. Navy USS Thunderbolt (PC 12) coastal patrol ship immediately arrived in the area.
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter was also sent from its base in Bahrain to the scene.
In the end, the Iranian vessel detached the tow cable from the unmanned vessel and left the area of the Persian Gulf.
The Saildrone Explorer is an autonomous vessel that combines a wind power plant with solar-powered meteorological and oceanographic sensors. It is designed to perform autonomous data collection missions over long distances in the harshest ocean conditions.
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