The RN is not in the habit of letting foreign powers sieze their vessels and have them get away with it. I would like to see the screw turned very tighly on Iran.
Was there not a case not too long ago when an RN vessel and crew was held, by the Spanish I think?
I remember them getting away with it lightly!
"But in a written Commons statement, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said: "In a recent debriefing the crews have said that they were operating inside the Iraqi border and were forcibly escorted into Iranian territorial waters.....
Mr Hoon also disclosed that the Iranians have failed to comply with Tuesday's deadline set for the return of the British equipment, including three boats, weapons, ammunition, radios and navigational equipment."
Looking at the map of the area, maybe a simple missed turning is all it's about......maybe
'Forcibly escorted' what does that exactly mean? Wot no fight!! Hardly in tradition.
Another deadline past. Why do these people make deadlines, which are a threat of action, and never do anything about the passing thereof?
Oh, nice of the Naval spokesman to say that when they eventually get the GPS back, they will be able to verify the positions.
2 things;
1. If I was the 'opposition' who had the GPS now, I think I might start thinking of dumping all the GPS memory.
2. If the GPS showed the boats
were in the wrong place, would they come clean?
As UB40 said, "Food for Thought"