European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 19. 1937 the stars and stripes speedboats attack freighter in Gulf Manama. Tali rain api iranian speedboats i vice attacked a maldives freighter in tin persian Culf on thursday Selling u ii Lii a in the Motsi raid and or Onri my the Crew several hours Laler. The iranian1 also Liol ill u tugboat and 41 Media helicopter. Then before Dawn i riday. Hit1 Gisi Rcd and saudi owned Latiker Sauth splendor was a tucked 20 Mill in Rah of Dubai tilt1 .lhd.57h.mn ship radioed dial in needed in assistance said null based shipping Fie Eulivia a they said they suspected Iran curried out hit1 at Lack because it Ivas m inc Sun Lien Gulf where iranian gunboats oper Lite. A Punj Ecile fired by the iranians in he Glrst attack before Dawn thursday punched a Hole in the Hull of the l i,.122-Li n Island i ran spoiler and Sian cd the fin1, witnesses said the Crew had jul the Hla a when the speedboats returned firing a random around the ship said Salvage cd Clives they said there were m casualties among the Crew of 3 1 maldives and seven indians. Malones is an is land nation in the Indian tean. Smith West of sri Lanka. The us guided missile do Stanyer handler in Ilic area Al the time radioed to Linthi tilt in Rusli to the Hilp or the stricken freighter. Two Speed boats look part in ihi1 at lacks on the Island transporter said the Salvage executives. As they fired i i second time the skipper of the Island transporter shouted on an emergency Channel we re under attack again a it i Tipler a sent Radical we re taking Shols Funni an iranian a us vision new from chs news was a Nard lie air Rall. The Chandler la Rel the Pitit s Mes Sage in Nie in the Cri a was Hakint the lie i copier s ginned control in i thai lie la filed Arab emirates Rai med they re Sli Fitins a the arc Wien on the Island transporter were run nine hiding and going Flat on lit said one of lit observers on the helicopter. The two speedboats spent Ghoul 20 minutes Dom ing around and firing. They also fired a round a tug Hoal thai hid been helping the freighter s Ere put out the fires. The Luc Hoai was l hit. The a eci lives said and when the firing stopped it evacuated the Island trans porters Crew of a Wapph i Petty officer Garland Burmm Field of by cetus Ohio prepares i drone aboard the battleship Iowa in the arabian St a. Iran claims . Helps Iraq forces by jamming radar Athens up Iran thursday accused the . Navy in inc persian Gulf of conducting electronic warfare against is forces and jamming iranian radar during iraqi attacks against its ships and installations the islamic Republic news Agency said. Irna quoted a spokesman for the War information Headquarters in Tehran As saying the . Navy jammed iranian radar during iraqi air raids on cargo ships and Oil the islamic Republic will never remain silent vis a vis such provocative aggressive . Acts the news Agency quoted the spokesman As saying. The . Has involved itself in electronic warfare against Iran in a hid to support iraqi warplanes he said. Irna said the . Heel in inc Gulf jammed Irani an coastal radars when iraqi Warp Ancs mucked ships in the Gulf tuesday night and wednesday morning. It said this Ems Noi the. Firs time the . Navy has jammed iranian re jars and this clearly indicated Washington s tilt toward Baghdad in inc seven Vea Ruar. Earlier a Pons from tht1 Gulf said the . Navy has several limes Jii med the radars used in guide Iran s chinese made silkworm missiles when the locked on or lung Cid u a warships Usk on signals Are taken As warning of an impending missile attack and Rani again earlier this ear said such signals irom silkworm la nth Sites might trigger Pic Empl ivc i is air strikes against the is it s. In an apparent lest of Nerses the iranians reportedly locked on ships several limes a Horila afterwards without actually firing the missiles . Force1 simple jammed the radar. Marine could be Given death Eltoro. Calif. A a Marine corps helicopter Crew chief who tampered Willi a chopper to prove pilots were lax about safety has been charged under an old maritime Taw thai carries a death penalty his lawyer says. A military hearing began wednesday for Fps. Kirk Hill of the Tustin Marine corps air Sta Tion he is accused of switching electrical connectors on a of h-53 sea stall Ion. He was charged with four crimes including a a Ninga vessel. The charge originally was Bruu Ghl against ship captains who Deli orally ran i heir vessels aground and has a death Penally provision. It can be treated less seriously hut no distinction is made during Eairly criminal proceedings said Mill s lawyer Apt. Thomas May. Hill has said he wanted 10 show shul pilots freq Cully flew the aircraft without regard for safety. An km-18 fighter is prepared fur launch a Kinrd the air Emit Carrier mid a in the arabian St a
