US military ship fires on approaching boat in the Suez Canal
March 25, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Security
The MV Global Patriot, a US military ship about to cross the Suez Canal opened fire Monday (March 24, 2008) on barges that approached their boat. According to a security source the US. Sailors told the barges to stop and opened fire when they continued to approach, killing one Egyptian and wounding two others.