[Aircrafty]

I guess the guy that made that little navigational error won't have a bright future in the Navy - missed by that much as Max used to say

[Captain Eddie]

My understanding, based upon news reports, is that they have GPS proof they were in Iraq waters, not Iran's.

[jim]

Originally Posted by TopHat

Well, that's the $10,000 question, isn't it?

The answer lies in whether they were in Iraqi waters or Iranian waters.

The Navy is adamant that they were NOT in Iranian waters. They have all the recorded data to prove it.

The question I want answered is why this was allowed to happen. We have been here before and it seems the navy learnt nothing.
The whole episode is farcical, a national disgrace, heck they even came home clutching a bag of souvenirs each.
Total bl..dy disgrace in my not so humble opinion.

A bunch of ..........................................

[SKUNKY]

What the hell did those guys apologize for?..That group photo makes me want to puke.

[Cardinal]

Definitely not a 'Churchillian' moment ...

[dilligafocau]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

What the hell did those guys apologize for?..That group photo makes me want to puke.

If anything they should apologise for that 'kodak' moment, the expression on the face of the guy on the far right says it all I think.

To me it would'nt matter if they were 50 metres off of Iran's main tourist beach, they were clearly taken unawares & unprepared for such a confrontation

Note to RN: Don't leave the 50 cal at home next time

[Old Crow]

I fear this whole episode was engineered by Iran from the very beginning so it would be able to score a public relations coup by magnanimously releasing the "trespassers" as a gift to the British people, not the government. In other words, I think countries like Iran and Syria (which happily hosted our pin-headed Speaker of the House) are becoming much more sophisticated at the game of public relations.

I would be interested in hearing from our British members what the papers in the U.K. are saying about all this.

[Nimrod48]

Originally Posted by Old Crow

I fear this whole episode was engineered by Iran from the very beginning so it would be able to score a public relations coup by magnanimously releasing the "trespassers" as a gift to the British people, not the government. In other words, I think countries like Iran and Syria (which happily hosted our pin-headed Speaker of the House) are becoming much more sophisticated at the game of public relations.

I would be interested in hearing from our British members what the papers in the U.K. are saying about all this.

The Thursday edition of The Daily Mail newspaper has the picture splashed across the front page with another picture inside showing the former captives shaking hands with theri former jailer .
It has just been announced on TV that the Royal Navy has given permission to this lot to sell their stories to the papers.......you couldnt make it up!!!

[mustangdriver]

Has it ever been determined if they really were across the border? If that is the case, then they did the right hing, and the story is right that Iran did a decent thing. Bit if they were in international waters, then it is a load of crap. Either way I would rather see this outcome then a bunch of muslims cutting of the heads of a soldier with a knife.

[STARMAN 352ND]

That is just it...There have been reports they were 1.5 miles away from Iran's water zone.
So who knows what the truth is.
JP