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US ship rescues Iranians -again

For the second time in less than a week -- an American ship has rescued Iranian mariners in distress. The Pentagon says a Coast Guard cutter picked up six Irani...

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January 17, 2012 7:45 pm

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For the second time in less than a week — an American ship has rescued Iranian mariners in distress. The Pentagon says a Coast Guard cutter picked up six Iranians from a cargo boat in the northern Persian Gulf. One of the Iranian crew members had suffered burns after the boat had some kind of engine trouble. Last Thursday, a Navy ship rescued 13 Iranian fishermen from pirates holding them hostage aboard their ship.