“The incident occurred when Coast Guard Patrol Boat Monomoy launched a smaller vessel that approached ‘to query the Iranian dhow’ on its activities in international waters.  Dhows are wooden boats ‘typically used for trade’ throughout the region.  According to CNN, the Iranian crew ‘trained and prepared to fire a .50 caliber machine gun on [the smaller] boat as it approached as part of routine maritime security operation.’ As this action ‘demonstrated hostile intent,’ the Coast Guard fired one shot ‘in self-defense.’  The Navy reported that the dhow crew did not respond after one shot was fired.  The Coast Guard is operating with the Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/08/27/US-Coast-Guard-Fires-At-Iranian-Fishing-Boat-In-Persian-Gulf

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