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2026-03-06 Southeast Asia

Iranian Warship Surrenders to Sri Lankans, First Time Ship Interned By Neutral Nation

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Posted by Procopius2k 2026-03-06 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1800 views ] Top
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1 It’s a 50 year old supply ship with no weapons. This gives the captain a good chance for him to find some post military employment. Turning down a martyrdom opportunity is not a way to get advanced to Admiral.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-03-06 06:34|| 2026-03-06 06:34|| Front Page Top

2 Well, they know for a fact that there's a US sub nearby who's willing to shoot, so...

Posted by ed in texas 2026-03-06 08:29|| 2026-03-06 08:29|| Front Page Top

3 ^A semi-educated guess is that there are more then 1 covering the sea lines of communication (SLOC). Certainly more than one, but less than six. Not counting the one assigned to keep an eye on Diego Garcia.

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-06 09:21|| 2026-03-06 09:21|| Front Page Top

4 Turning down martyrdom is really the key to the benefits package.

Posted by Matt 2026-03-06 09:28|| 2026-03-06 09:28|| Front Page Top

5 Moment survivors from torpedoed Iranian warship are rescued - as ANOTHER Tehran naval crew has to be saved off Sri Lanka when ship's engines fail

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-06 09:37|| 2026-03-06 09:37|| Front Page Top

6 ^ Poor maintenance or a smart person in engineering who did feel like being a martyr

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-06 11:46|| 2026-03-06 11:46|| Front Page Top

7 ^ did not

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-06 11:56|| 2026-03-06 11:56|| Front Page Top

8 After all, there is now nothing for an Iranian oiler to do.

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2026-03-06 20:53|| 2026-03-06 20:53|| Front Page Top

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