According to a statement from the US military, two civilian Iranian mariners were saved on August 23 in international waters by sailors serving on a US aircraft carrier.
According to the US Central Command, “two mariners in distress were rescued by the Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group within the USCENTCOM area of operations (AOR).”
Currently in the Middle East are two carrier strike groups: USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Abraham Lincoln. Within the operational domain of Central Command, the Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group is engaged in routine operations.
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“Aiding distressed mariners is a mission that our strike group will always stand ready to support. It is the right thing to do, and further demonstrates that the US Navy is a force ready when called upon,” the statement adds
