"The incident occurred northeast of Fujairah, a port for refueling oil tankers, the Fars News Agency said. The port, in the United Arab Emirates, is close to the Strait of Hormuz, an important oil shipping lane.
Iranian navy vessels received a distress signal from the U.S. cargo ship Maersk Texas during patrols.
The forces announced their willingness to help. As they closed in on the American cargo ship, the pirates scattered. The U.S. ship crew thanked the Iranian naval force and continued on its way, state media reported.
"We were aware of the incident yesterday," a State Department official said. "The situation was successfully deescalated by the ship's crew and the Iranian crew." The United States, Iran and other nations have been intent on repelling pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden and other bodies of water."
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/meast/iran-pirates/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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