Boarding of gulf ships will resume
Britain’s Royal Navy will resume boarding ships in the Persian Gulf, after having suspended the operations when 15 sailors and marines were taken prisoner by Iran, Defense Secretary Des Browne said.
Browne said the military had “taken measures ... to ensure the risk to boarding operations is minimized.”
The British personnel had just finished searching a merchant ship March 23 when they were intercepted. They were released after nearly two weeks in captivity.
Iran claimed the Britons had strayed into its waters; Britain and Iraq say the waters were in Iraqi territory.
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