Iran Patrol Boats, Drones Shadow CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln As It Passes Through Straits Of Hormuz
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
02/14/2012
The US aircraft carrier Abrham Lincoln, which demonstratively passed through the Straits of Hormuz a month ago just to “test the waters”, has now sailed out of the Persian Gulf following a several day stay in the 5th Fleet base in Bahrain. And unlike the previous passage, Iran decided to get up close and personal. As AP reports: “The American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, shadowed by Iranian patrol boats. But there were no incidents on Tuesday as the Lincoln’s battle group crossed through the narrow strait, which Iran has threatened to close in retaliation for tighter Western sanctions. Several U.S. choppers flanked the carrier group throughout the voyage from the Gulf. Radar operators also picked up an Iranian drone and surveillance helicopter in Iran’s airspace near the strait, which is jointly controlled by Iran and Oman. The Lincoln entered the Gulf last month amid heightened tensions with Iran. It is scheduled to begin providing aiding the NATO mission in Afghanistan starting Thursday.” Which mission would that be: the one where the US has withdrawn from? Luckily, this time no “hacker” managed to take over an Iranian boat and to send a few stray torpedoes in the Lincoln’s general direction. Hopefully that continues. Also, it is unclear if the drones shadowing CVN-72 were the same that Iran with China’s help, reverse engineered after the US drone fell in the middle of Tehran and did not self-destruct.
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