The BBC has been told the Australians re-boarded the vessel they had just searched, aimed their machine guns at the approaching Iranians and warned them to back off, using what was said to be "highly colourful language".
But would the UK's huggy-fluffy MoD have allowed Armed Forces personnel to use "highly colourful langauage", let alone to "aim a machine gun"?
Wouldn't some latte-sipping, ambulance-chasing legal weasel have demanded a Court Martial for such 'abuse of human rights'.....
Love to have heard what the Aussies said though!