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US Navy Ship Changes Course After Iranian Vessel Interaction

by Reuters

   WASHINGTON --

   Multiple fast-attack vessels from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
   came close to a U.S. Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday,
   forcing it to change direction, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday.

   The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the IRGCN
   boats came within 600 yards of the USNS Invincible, a tracking ship,
   and stopped. The Invincible was being accompanied by three ships from
   British Royal Navy and forced the formation to change course.
   The official said attempts were made to communicate over radio, but
   there was no response and the interaction was "unsafe and
   unprofessional."