US carrier rescues six Iranian sailors in Arabian Gulf waters
(AFP) 15 August 2004
MANAMA - The US aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy rescued six Iranian sailors after their cargo vessel started taking on water in the Arabian Gulf, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said Sunday.
After a distress signal was received, Kennedy dispatched two H-60 helicopters from (squadron) HS-15 to the scene early Saturday morning, said a statement.
Aircraft ... monitored the dhow and coordinated helicopter rescue operations, it said, adding that all crew members were rescued from the Iranian-flagged Naji dhow and later treated on the carrier.
The Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet is working to repatriate the six Iranians as soon as possible, the statement said.
The United States and Iran have no diplomatic relations.
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