U.S.-flagged ship intercepted by Iranian patrol

      My article is about a U.S. flagged ship being intercepted and stopped by an Iran Revolutionary Guard naval patrol this past Friday. This took place when four Iranian naval vessels surrounded the U.S. flagged Maersk Tigris which was crossing the Strait of Hormuz. This happened after an encounter last Tuesday in which Iran Revolutionary Guard patrol boats fired shots at a commercial cargo ship and then intercepted the vessel. A senior U.S. military official who has spoken to tha captain of the Kensington (Maersk Tigris) told CNN that "the Iranians encircled the Kensington and followed the ship on its course for a period of time before withdrawing and breaking away." After that, the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet issued a notice to mariners about the incident. The crew aboard the ship is safe and in good spirits, and were about nine miles out from shore when this article was posted. 

      This article was informative and talked lots about our marine military program. I learned about our offshore and international international relations which directly pertains to this class. I don't have a standpoint on this article because none of it pertains to me, but I believe our military did a good job to inform other mariners about this incident. They possibly prevented more ships from being stopped. I am also glad that after this stressful situation the crew of the ship are all okay. 

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/28/politics/iran-seizes-commercial-ship-u-s-official-says-no-americans-on-board/index.html

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