Iranian sailors chase off pirates attacking U.S. ship

[sinkingfeeling]

Source: CNN.com

(CNN) -- Iranian sailors helped scare off armed pirates who attacked an American cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian state media reported Thursday.

It's the latest example of U.S.-Iranian cooperation on pirate-infested high seas despite a wave of tensions between Washington and Tehran over the decades.

Iranian navy vessels received a distress signal from the U.S. cargo ship Maersk Texas during patrols.

The forces announced their willingness to help. As they closed in on the American cargo ship, the pirates scattered. The U.S. ship crew thanked the Iranian naval force and continued on its way, state media reported.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/meast/iran-pirates/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[Wait Wut]

1. Humanity.

It's a beautiful thing when no one is looking.

Thanks, guys and thanks sinkingfeeling for posting.

[freshwest]

3. +1 and K & R. Every so often the facts overcome the MIC fictions.

[Enrique]

2. this is an opening for Romney

The U.S. ship crew thanked the Iranian naval force and continued on its way, state media reported.

Romney could say, if Im president the crew would have said go fuck yourself we dont need your help were America dammit!

[Dash87]

4. We might not like each other, but everyone hates pirates

:insert pirate smiley here:

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, sinkingfeeling.

[asjr]

6. The U.S. did the same thing for Iranian boats last year or early

this year.

[Lasher]

7. Yes, I remember that now.

Thanks for the memory jog.

[1monster]

8. So, if we got the governments out of it, the whole world might be a better place to live?

[malthaussen]

9. With 11 carrier groups

... we can't protect our own shipping. Something is wrong there.

-- Mal

[tawadi]

10. U.S.-Iranian cooperation

There's a phrase you almost never hear. lol

[rug]

11. I see the War on Pirates replacing the War on Terror.

[Auntie Bush]

12. This isn't the first time as I remember hearing they did that last year. n/t

[felix_numinous]

13. Iranian people love

Americans--it's just the stupid extremist groups and their government representatives (warmongers) on both sides that want to start wars.

[Marrah_G]

14. Good !!!

Now if only TPTB could learn to work together.