[ ] June - patrol [ ]
f. Activity on 2 July, 1988 - The Maersk Attack
(1) (U) At 021600Z the Danish ship, KARAMA MAERSK, outbound from Saudi Arabia, was repeatedly, though unsuccessfully, attacked by IRGC small boats at a point 20 NM SW of Abu Musa Island.
(2) The KARAMA MAERSK issued a "MAYDAY" requesting assistance and USS ELMER MONTGOMERY responded and observed several IRGC small boats fire 3 rockets at the Danish merchant at 1630Z. The IRGC boats included at least 1 Boghammer and 2 machine gun equipped Boston Whalers.
(3) The USS MONTGOMERY fired a warning shot at the small boats at about 1730Z and the boats retired to the NW.
2.Operational Background.
a. The Administrative and Operational Organization Charts for the JTFME are contained in this report as [ ].
b. RADM Anthony A. Less, USN, was CJTFME and designated [ ] (the radio call sign for thn Officer in Tactical Command) on 3 July 1988. He and his staff were embarked in USS CORONADO (AFG 11).
c. Commander Destroyer Squadron 25, was embarked in the USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981) and was designated [ ] (the radio call sign for the Surface Warfare Commander) by CJTFME.
d. The Commanding Officer USS VINCENNES (CG 49) was designated [ ] (the radio call sign for the Anti-Air Warfare Commander) by CJTFME.
e. [ ]
f. [ ]
g. [ ]
h. Key CJTFME personnel in flag plot during the engagement of the small boats and track 4131 were:
(1) RADM LESS - CJTFME
(2) [ ] - Deputy CJTFME
(3) [ ] - Chief of Staff, CJTFME
(4) [ ] - Assistant Operations Officer, CJTFME
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