Three British Ships Seized in Iran

[Kingboy_D]

Just heard this on BBC News, can't find a web story as yet, think the story is still breaking....

Supposedly they have seized weapons and maps. Seems like its on the BBC news ticker.

*Bechtel crack thier fingers in anticipation*

[Manford Thirty-Sixborough]

Here you go:

'Three UK vessels seized in Iran'

 
Iran has seized three British navy vessels that entered its territorial waters near the Iraqi border, according to an Iranian media report.
Eight British sailors on board the vessels were arrested, Iranian naval sources were quoted as saying.

A report on al-Alam satellite TV news said the arrests were made on the Shatt al-Arab river that marks the boundary between Iran and Iraq.

The sources told the TV station that weapons and maps were found on board.

The Ministry of Defence in London said it had no information about the incident and was looking into the reports.

[BaronMunchausen'sSyndrome]

What, weapons and maps on British Navy vessels? That's disgraceful

[zozman]

This could be very interesting.......

Just beat me on the old "what?  weapons on board warships?!!"

[Santa's Boyfriend]

But what were the maps of?  Tehran?  Or perhaps they were NAUTICAL maps...

[smoker]

seems these ships were patrolling the iraq / iran border and it's probably just a diplomatic spat due to the breakdown in nuclear talks recently.

[Pinball]

Let the countdown to an Iranian invasion begin...

[zozman]

Of course, if the Iranian navy was breezing up and down the Thames we'd just let them get on with it.........