9 in Navy to Be Disciplined Over Iran’s Capture of Sailors

The New York Times

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTJUNE

WASHINGTON — Nine naval officers and enlisted sailors will be disciplined for their actions in connection with an incident in January that led to 10 American sailors being taken captive by the Iranian government, according to senior Defense Department officials.

A review of the incident — which occurred when two 50-foot Navy boats strayed into the waters near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf as they were moving from Kuwait to Bahrain — will be released at a news conference at the Pentagon on Thursday morning.

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