The U.S. Navy said Sunday that it had rescued two Iranian fishermen adrift who had been in the Gulf of Oman for eight days.
The cargo ship USNS Charles Drew picked up the fishermen and provided medical care, food and water after members of an international naval coalition got distress calls, Naval Forces Central Command said in a statement.
They were transferred Sunday to an Omani coast guard vessel near Muscat, the capital of Oman, the statement said. Both were “in good health and spirits,” it added.
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