Thread: 15 UK sailors captured at gunpoint
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Old 06-22-2007, 13:50 PM   #438 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Major Dad View Post
In an oblique reference to the threat from Iran, Britain's First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, has recently admitted there was a need for greater strategic awareness in the northern Gulf.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran 'unable to take Australians'
snicker@greater awareness
I was SIO on a Tico, it was my responsiblities to know those things and pass them on. I would have briefed the the Aussie incident to all incoming watch turn overs when it first happened. It would also have been briefed in the daily wardroom briefings at a minimum.
So where was the break down?
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