Sayeret
03-09-2005, 12:37 AM
Though not a "false emergency" lure, a friendly or at least open invitation to come alongside for a compliant boarding might have been the lure tactic employed in the 24 April 2004 suicide boat attack during a boarding operation by the USS Firebolt (PC-10) in the Arabian Gulf. From what is known at present about the attack that killed two Navy sailors and one Coast Guardsman, the Firebolt's rigid inflatable boat was permitted to come alongside the suicide boat -- an otherwise routine permission.
http://navysite.de/pboats/pc10.htm
Attack kills 3
The attack began when three dhows, small boats often used in the gulf, pulled near the terminals in waters about 100 miles off Iraq’s port of Umm Qasr. The dhows exploded when they were approached by teams that were sent to intercept them. The dhow near Khawr al-Amaya flipped over a U.S. Navy interception craft, killing two sailors and wounding five others.
The two other dhows exploded about 50 yards from the al-Basra terminal when interception teams fired on at least one of them, Bahr al-Ulloum said. The blast damaged generators at the terminal necessary for loading and unloading tankers, he said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4829643/
Does anyone know if this was the only attack against US or Coalition ships in Iraq?
http://navysite.de/pboats/pc10.htm
Attack kills 3
The attack began when three dhows, small boats often used in the gulf, pulled near the terminals in waters about 100 miles off Iraq’s port of Umm Qasr. The dhows exploded when they were approached by teams that were sent to intercept them. The dhow near Khawr al-Amaya flipped over a U.S. Navy interception craft, killing two sailors and wounding five others.
The two other dhows exploded about 50 yards from the al-Basra terminal when interception teams fired on at least one of them, Bahr al-Ulloum said. The blast damaged generators at the terminal necessary for loading and unloading tankers, he said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4829643/
Does anyone know if this was the only attack against US or Coalition ships in Iraq?