The Pentagon said that the crew of one of the tankers, the Japanese Kokuka Courageous, found an unexploded limpet mine on its hull following an initial explosion. The crew abandoned ship and was rescued by the U.S. Navy’s USS Bainbridge.
“Later that day, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Gashti Class patrol boat approached Kokuka Courageous and was observed and recorded by a U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter removing the unexploded limpet mine from Kokuka Courgeous,†the Pentagon said in a statement Monday.
“The crew told us something came flying at the ship, and they found a hole,†Katada said. “Then some crew witnessed the second shot.â€
Katada said there was no possibility that the ship, carrying 25,000 tons of methanol, was hit by a torpedo.
The U.S. is sending 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to rise after recent attacks on two oil tankers, which the U.S. says were carried out by Iranian forces.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced the new troop deployment in a statement Monday, saying U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) requested the forces "for defensive purposes to address air, naval and ground-based threats in the Middle East."
"The recent Iranian attacks validate the reliable, credible intelligence we have received on hostile behavior by Iranian forces and their proxy groups that threaten United States personnel and interests across the region," Shanahan said. "The United States does not seek conflict with Iran. The action today is being taken to ensure the safety and welfare of our military personnel working throughout the region and to protect our national interests."
Hours before his first State of the Union, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to unite the country amid “tremendous divisiveness†and hopes he can do so without a traumatic event affecting Americans.
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“I would love to be able to bring back our country into a great form of unity,†Trump said. “Without a major event where people pull together, that’s hard to do. But I would like to do it without that major event because usually that major event is not a good thing.â€
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We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
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We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
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We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Do you mean Aldi, Raine?
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We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Its Aldi's competitor in the small grocery niche. They are both German imports. They do really well in our markets.
Quote by Raine:I think one opening up in College Park bodes well for the area.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Its Aldi's competitor in the small grocery niche. They are both German imports. They do really well in our markets.
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All we have here are the chain supermarkets. There is an Asian market in my town which specializes in Japanese and Korean foods mixed with conventional supermarket fare.
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:I think one opening up in College Park bodes well for the area.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Its Aldi's competitor in the small grocery niche. They are both German imports. They do really well in our markets.
I can't believe Manassas had one before College Park. That's mind blowing to me.
Quote by Raine:You know exactly what I man.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:I think one opening up in College Park bodes well for the area.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Its Aldi's competitor in the small grocery niche. They are both German imports. They do really well in our markets.
I can't believe Manassas had one before College Park. That's mind blowing to me.
There is a LOT of development going on up here. Now if only the restaurants would follow.
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:You know exactly what I man.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:I think one opening up in College Park bodes well for the area.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Its Aldi's competitor in the small grocery niche. They are both German imports. They do really well in our markets.
I can't believe Manassas had one before College Park. That's mind blowing to me.
There is a LOT of development going on up here. Now if only the restaurants would follow.
All they seem to be building around Manassas are more houses and redneck/low cost retail. The houses are priced too high for the types of stores they put out here. Everything interesting goes to Gainsville or Woodbridge. (Yes I'm being whiney about this )
Quote by Raine:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:You know exactly what I man.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:I think one opening up in College Park bodes well for the area.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Its Aldi's competitor in the small grocery niche. They are both German imports. They do really well in our markets.
I can't believe Manassas had one before College Park. That's mind blowing to me.
There is a LOT of development going on up here. Now if only the restaurants would follow.
All they seem to be building around Manassas are more houses and redneck/low cost retail. The houses are priced too high for the types of stores they put out here. Everything interesting goes to Gainsville or Woodbridge. (Yes I'm being whiney about this )
I can't blame you. We have a MOM's MArket that a 5minute walk from the house.
with over thrty vintage pinball machines!
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All we have here are the chain supermarkets. There is an Asian market in my town which specializes in Japanese and Korean foods mixed with conventional supermarket fare.
There's an Aldi in Lindenhurst.
Quote by Raine:Quote by livingonli:
All we have here are the chain supermarkets. There is an Asian market in my town which specializes in Japanese and Korean foods mixed with conventional supermarket fare.
There's an Aldi in Lindenhurst.
Quote by Raine:Nope Lidl -- here the Wiki page for itQuote by Mondobubba:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Do you mean Aldi, Raine?
and here is the website.
We already have an Aldi -- this is its competition.
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:Nope Lidl -- here the Wiki page for itQuote by Mondobubba:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Do you mean Aldi, Raine?
and here is the website.
We already have an Aldi -- this is its competition.
Ah! Thank you. I learned a thing.
Quote by Raine:you are welcome.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:Nope Lidl -- here the Wiki page for itQuote by Mondobubba:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Do you mean Aldi, Raine?
and here is the website.
We already have an Aldi -- this is its competition.
Ah! Thank you. I learned a thing.
IT's nice to have more choices to shop around here.
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:you are welcome.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:Nope Lidl -- here the Wiki page for itQuote by Mondobubba:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by Raine:
We have a Lidl Grocery store that opened today -- I went and I LOVE IT!
good Morning!
I am not familiar with Lidl. Can you tell me more?
Do you mean Aldi, Raine?
and here is the website.
We already have an Aldi -- this is its competition.
Ah! Thank you. I learned a thing.
IT's nice to have more choices to shop around here.
Speaking of German-owned grocers, I went to my local Aldi and was somewhat frustrated. The overpriced, scruffy all organic produce was a real turn off.