U.S. Navy Rescues Iranian Fishing Vessel from Pirates in Arabian Sea

From Commander, Naval Forces Central Command Public AffairsARABIAN SEA (NNS) -- Forces assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, rescued an Iranian fishing vessel from pirates in the northern Arabian Sea, Jan. 5. At approximately 12:30 p.m local time, an SH-60S Seahawk from guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) detected a suspected pirate skiff alongside the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai. Simultaneously, a distress call was received from the master of the Al Molai

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