Chilling moment Iranian gunboat heads towards the Royal Navy's HMS Duncan | Warship: Life At Sea

The chilling moment an Iranian gunboat heads towards the Royal Navy's HMS Duncan. Who will back down first?

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[fraggzbN]

Threatening a destroyer whilst sitting in a dinghy, might not be the smartest move.

[brianfoley]

"I will illuminate you with a flare"..."I will speak to you in harsh terms"..."I will not invite you to my club for drinks"...

[Alastair_]

Gotta have some balls to threaten a Royal Navy ship in what is essentially a fancy speedboat.

[luciansmith]

In my mind, "I will illuminate you with a flare, " is UNCLOS code which means, "I'm on page 8 of the booklet both our bridges are reading." The book is titled 'Steps to Legally Justify Lethal Action at Sea'. There's a shared understanding that the Iranians can turn the pages for themsleves and see that Page 9 is a shot across the bow and Page 10 is one round amidships at the waterline. Probably wouldnt have come to Page 10 really, but the message was communicated effectively. (Because, why else would you illuminate with a flare in broad daylight when this is taking place?)

[ramadaxl]

'Your English is very poor'...That was hysterical !

[williamblair]

This was hilarious in the sense that an Iranian is telling a British man that his English is poor.

[JoeyIndolos]

After giving the Brits so much tension with their maneuvers, mighty decent of the Iranians to at least give them some comic relief at the end 😜

[krank]

When the British captain said he will illuminate him, the way the gun Boat backed off he may have thought the Captain said eliminate

[superbike]

The Iranian boat probably got a shock when Duncan came up in speed.

[WILLIAMWALES]

I love that Iranian sense of humour, almost certainly whether he or members of the crew actually have worked, lived or studied in London so they are acquainted with our wicked sense of humour.🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[KJs]

Encountered Iranians at sea a lot while closed up as FCO in the gulf. Never had any problems, but always kept a close eye on them.

[qvintuse.urvind]

Iranians probably heard "I will eliminate you with a flare" and were thinking "what kind of horrible weapon is a flare?"

[ottopartz]

My favorite comic relief was from a USAF video where a flummoxed Chinese Navy radio operator started meowing over the radio.

[steverobinson]

That last quip, from the Iranian... "... your English is very poor..." 🤣 that's comedy gold! Why is that man on a gunboat, put him on the stage and give him a mic ffs.

[ikhynuz]

"This is my last warning." "This is my last now."

Yep, those two statements logically follow.

[wsteele]

What had to be chilling was being a crew member on that Iranian gunboat.

[curtisdaniel]

"Your English is very know this is a serious situation, but that radio transmission cracked me up ! 😂❤🎉

[notsaying]

Yes a small gunboat heading for a destroyer, it must have been horrifying....

[pcuk]

Royal Navy could make a whole comedy sitcom with them on Netflix LOL

[richardw]

Just imagine with a WW2 Battleship : " I will illuminate you with a 15 inch shell ! "
That's the only message they understand.