It was our mistake and failure and we apologize." Iran is causing the United States a lot of trouble in the Strait of Hormuz. And this is not the first time that Tehran has brought the American fleet to its knees. literally. On January 12, 2016, two US boats left Kuwait for Bahrain to pick up NSA/National Security Agency spy equipment. for a secret mission called "radio penetration". Thanks to a shortened route, they arrived in Iranian waters near Al-Farsia Island. One engine failed, one crewman failed to load his weapon, and basic navigation proved too difficult for the operation. The Coast Guard saw the disaster coming, but its warning was lost in the Navy bureaucracy. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards captured all ten Americans, forced them to their knees at gunpoint, and broadcast the spectacle live. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Instead, Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad to secure their release the next morning. In the video, one of the sailors apologizes and admits that the operation was a mistake. The 2016 Al Persia Island incident remains one of the most publicized and embarrassing operational failures of the US Navy in recent memory.

It was our mistake and failure and we apologize." Iran is causing the United States a lot of trouble in the Strait of Hormuz. And this is not the first time that Tehran has brought the American fleet to its knees. literally. On January 12, 2016, two US boats left Kuwait for Bahrain to pick up NSA/National Security Agency spy equipment. for a secret mission called "radio penetration". Thanks to a shortened route, they arrived in Iranian waters near Al-Farsia Island. One engine failed, one crewman failed to load his weapon, and basic navigation proved too difficult for the operation. The Coast Guard saw the disaster coming, but its warning was lost in the Navy bureaucracy. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards captured all ten Americans, forced them to their knees at gunpoint, and broadcast the spectacle live. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Instead, Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad to secure their release the next morning. In the video, one of the sailors apologizes and admits that the operation was a mistake. The 2016 Al Persia Island incident remains one of the most publicized and embarrassing operational failures of the US Navy in recent memory.