4 charged with transporting Iranian-made weapons

By Denise LaVoie and Matthew Barakat | Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Four foreign nationals were arrested and charged Thursday with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea last month. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission. The criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court … Read more

How two Navy SEALs died in rough seas off Somalia

By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Under the darkness of night, in the roiling high seas off the coast of Somalia, members of the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team 3 began to climb aboard an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. … Read more

Merchant ship, which came under ‘drone’ attack, being escorted back to Indian shores by ICGS Vikram

The India-bound merchant vessel, ‘which came under attack by a drone’, is being escorted back to native shores by Coast Guard ship Vikram in the Arabian Sea, officials said on Sunday. According to officials, the merchant ship, hit by a suspected drone on Sunday, requested to be escorted by the ICGS Vikram. Both are expected … Read more