One person is dead and three are injured after a U.S. Navy ship opened fire on a small boat off the coast of the United Arab Emirates after it repeatedly ignored warnings prior to its approach, reports CNN:
The USNS Rappahannock, a fuel resupply ship, fired on what the officials called a “small, white pleasure craft” 10 miles from the Dubai port of Jebel Ali.
The small boat appeared to be headed for that port, the officials said, adding that their information was preliminary. The U.S. ship verbally warned the smaller boat when it was 1,200 yards away and fired at least one warning shot before the decision was made to fire shots to disable the boat, the officials said.
