US Navy ship changes course after Iran vessels come close
WASHINGTON -- Multiple fast-attack vessels from Iran's Islamic 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 condition of anonymity, said the boats came within 600 yards (meters) of the USNS Invincible, a tracking ship, and stopped. The Invincible and three ships from the British Royal Navy accompanying it had 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."
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could not immediately be reached for a comment.
