Unsafe and Unprofessional Interaction with IRGCN Harth and FAC/FIAC in South Arabian Gulf [Image 2 of 3]

ARABIAN GULF

04.02.2021

Photo by NAVCENT Public Affairs    

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

210402-N-NO146-1002 ARABIAN GULF (April 2, 2021) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) Harth 55, center, approaches the Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Wrangell (WPB 1332) bow in an unsafe and unprofessional action forcing the Wrangell to conduct a defensive maneuver, Apr. 2. The U.S. vessel was conducting a routine maritime security patrol in international waters of the southern Arabian Gulf at the time of the incident. The USCGC ships are assigned to Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), the largest U.S. Coast Guard unit outside the United States, and operate under U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 55. (U.S. Navy photo)

• Date Taken: 04.02.2021
• Date Posted: 04.24.2021 07:59
• Photo ID: 6614410
• VIRIN: 210402-N-NO146-1002
• Resolution: 666x375
• Size: 35.14 KB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF