By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
Public Affairs
MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- An embarked
security team aboard a U.S. Navy vessel fired upon a small motor vessel after
it disregarded warnings and rapidly approached the U.S. ship near Jebel Ali,
United Arab Emirates today.
In accordance with Navy force protection
procedures, the sailors on the USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) used a series of
non-lethal, preplanned responses to warn the vessel before resorting to lethal
force.
The U.S. crew repeatedly attempted to
warn the vessel's operators to turn away from their deliberate approach. When
those efforts failed to deter the approaching vessel, the security team on the
Rappahannock fired rounds from a .50-caliber machine gun.
The incident is under investigation.
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