U.S. rescues Iranians at sea — again

U.S. forces rescued six Iranian sailors from a stranded ship Tuesday in the northern Arabian Gulf, the second time in less than a week that Americans have bailed out desperate Iranians at sea.

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the Monomoy, picked up the Iranians off the coast of Oman about 3 a.m. Tuesday after their cargo dhow, the Ya-Hussayn, signalled with flares and flashlights that they were having engine trouble, Navy officials said.

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Philip Rucker 11 Jan, 2012


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