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Friday, August 20, 2010

U.S. rescues 8 Iranian sailors

USS Harry S TrumanSailors from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman rescued eight Iranian mariners in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

An F/A-18 attack jet spotted the Iranians' burning vessel about 50 miles from the carrier, according to a statement from the Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.

Two helicopters were dispatched to assist the stranded sailors, with a search-and-rescue swimmer dropped into the water for the men.

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