Chilling moment Iranian gunboat heads towards the Royal Navy's HMS Duncan | Warship: Life At Sea

[@brianfoley4328]

"I will illuminate you with a flare"..."I will speak to you in harsh terms"..."I will not invite you to my club for drinks"...

[@jabreck1934]

I thought he said( “ I will eliminate you with flair” Synonyms can be tricky!

[@mchume65]

"I will give you a stern look." "I will shake my fist in your general direction."

[@danwaller5312]

Can we have tea tomorrow?

[@ButterflyMatt]

“I shall taunt you a second time!”

[@RemoteCamper]

I will then serve you tea, but the water will be cold.

[@luciansmith809]

In my mind, "I will illuminate you with a flare," is UNCLOS code which means, "I'm on page 8 of the booklet both our bridges are reading." The book is titled 'Steps to Legally Justify Lethal Action at Sea'. There's a shared understanding that the Iranians can turn the pages for themsleves and see that Page 9 is a shot across the bow and Page 10 is one round amidships at the waterline. Probably wouldnt have come to Page 10 really, but the message was communicated effectively. (Because, why else would you illuminate with a flare in broad daylight when this is taking place?)

[@ZEROmg13]

.....would that be "extreme illumination"??.......extreme and total illumination.

[@frenchsnailbutter]

​@@ZEROmg13I don't know why but I cracked up laughing at this comment. Thank you sir.

[@CrazyDutchguys]

​@Bone_Thugsimple, you can be in international waters. You CANT tell people to leave in international waters. It should be obvious that you dont point your boat directly at a warship without getting a stern warning as well...

[@philip5940]

There was something similar in the Black sea when a British warship was in region of Crimea before the russians seized it ...... russian pilots were buzzing very close to the British ship and ship had to attenuate down their radar because it coulda fried the electronics of the russian jets . Russians and Iranians are equally crazy .

[@NigelScales-sl3ks]

​ They were exercising legal right of passage in a straits. Law of the sea.

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Threatening a destroyer whilst sitting in a dinghy, might not be the smartest move.

[@alinateghi]

I don't blame you for being so out of touch 😉

[@1337fraggzb00N]

@@alinateghi ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@F.O.U.N.D.E.R]

Rpgs and korners says otherwise komradae

[@1337fraggzb00N]

@@F.O.U.N.D.E.R ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@F.O.U.N.D.E.R]

@@1337fraggzb00N i am sure you are going to say that same answer when I ask when will you father come back with the milk 😏

[@Alastair_]

Gotta have some balls to threaten a Royal Navy ship in what is essentially a fancy speedboat.

[@theophrastus3.056]

Not really. They know our leaders are wimpy & harmless, and our armed forces are directed to do almost nothing.

[@PlanetBlake]

They are like those Somalian pirates. Just rushin’ toward death.

[@Ferociousplayz_11]

@@PlanetBlakeTheh have anti#-ship missiles.

[@billrose2083]

Or high on whatever.....

[@PlanetBlake]

@@Ferociousplayz_11: Does that change my point ?

[@JoeyIndolos]

After giving the Brits so much tension with their maneuvers, mighty decent of the Iranians to at least give them some comic relief at the end 😜

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

When you live under numerous Ayatollahs, the Iranians may have been giving themselves some comic relief.

[@mcqueen2831]

Tension ? The only tension they had was pity not to step on an ant 🐜 as a giant !

[@superbike1]

The Iranian boat probably got a shock when Duncan came up in speed.

[@ramadaxl]

'Your English is very poor'...That was hysterical !

[@zs1gaming]

he couldnt "read" it apparently, wonder why

[@factchecker6674]

Perennially twisted.

[@sdgsdgsdgsd3]

​@zs1gaming it's a joke kind of like " yeah what ever"

[@DexterHaven]

"You are obviously not an Eton or an Oxford man!"

[@BlackRat-vw9jv]

No one speaks the queens English anymore do they.

[@williamblair9597]

This was hilarious in the sense that an Iranian is telling a British man that his English is poor.

[@serenityinside1]

An educated professional man at that ie excellent quality of spoken English !

[@cameronlee1684]

Thanks for explaining the joke, mate. I didn’t get that until you told me. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@kimieazhar338]

Because they iran. Not a british . You want talk british proper , talk with america my man

[@igninis]

@@cameronlee1684 he is captain obvious of iranian dingy

[@stevenginn5352]

@@serenityinside1 Just a pious pommy prat!

[@KJs581]

Encountered Iranians at sea a lot while closed up as FCO in the gulf. Never had any problems, but always kept a close eye on them.

[@kellychuba]

We never had to stand watch in helmets though. This seems far more real than in my younger days.

[@Jimmythefish577]

@@kellychubathere’re just wearing the helmets and body armour for the cameras….

[@64timesaround]

@@Jimmythefish577 no sir they are 100% at battle stations and that's is battle dress.

[@64timesaround]

@@kellychuba they aren't standing watch. they're at at battle stations , in Battle dress.

[@malcolmabram2957]

The royal navy have a destroyer, the Iranians have a gunboat. Both have right of passage. What is the problem?

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

I love that Iranian sense of humour, almost certainly whether he or members of the crew actually have worked, lived or studied in London so they are acquainted with our wicked sense of humour.🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@oldmech619]

It would have been advantageous to have a Farsi speaking crew member on deck to communicate with the Iranian boats considering that communication would be a problem. Many battles have lived and died by bad communication. But the crew is British

[@raguilard]

​@@oldmech619They should have someone on board to speak all languages of larger countries. But the Iranians need to be able to speak different languages also.

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

@@oldmech619 i’m not too sure whether you’re joking or not, the international language on the high seas and of course with aviation is English that’s the way it is whether you like it or not, but I still like the response from the Iranians in a difficult area and brings some humanity and humour to, otherwise a very difficult and potentially very dangerous situation?

[@razor1uk610]

@@oldmech619 ..only YOU & those whom 'liked' you, care about Farsi Vs. English, so oldmech, you, racist much/often, or just when the Iranian Secret Police are looking at your child with depraved ideas ??

[@noelcahill6707]

They speak better english then us there grand

[@JavierHamilton-m3g]

"This is my last warning." "This is my last now." Yep, those two statements logically follow.

[@PabLow-zx6mr]

😂

[@steverobinson8771]

That last quip, from the Iranian... "... your English is very poor..." 🤣 that's comedy gold! Why is that man on a gunboat, put him on the stage and give him a mic ffs.

[@aaarauz1]

helps deflate the tension

[@wsteele5864]

What had to be chilling was being a crew member on that Iranian gunboat.

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

Or in T shirts on the British destroyer.

[@krank8385]

When the British captain said he will illuminate him, the way the gun Boat backed off he may have thought the Captain said eliminate him.......

[@danieldean8949]

Same thing

[@krank8385]

no it's not, he said he would illuminate him with a flare, i just spelt it wrong..@@danieldean8949

[@derrickchapman3870]

I did .

[@schweizer93]

I understood that myself like that 😂

[@philip5940]

Is it a reference to the radar beam ? I believe it can fry the electronics.

[@ottopartz1]

My favorite comic relief was from a USAF video where a flummoxed Chinese Navy radio operator started meowing over the radio.

[@NavinF]

That's a random pilot meowing on guard. Just google "meowing on guard", it's common in the US.

[@firkejdjneii28283]

Never hyappened it was ftake

[@MegaDeansy]

'you are ordered to keep well clear of this area' - apmsl !!. I can just see the crew in stitches on hearing THAT.!

[@richardw64]

Just imagine with a WW2 Battleship : " I will illuminate you with a 15 inch shell ! " That's the only message they understand.

[@rkn3zdesign]

the fact that they made a joke to Royal Navy at the end is something else

[@JC130676]

Probably just a covert way of saying: "No hard feelings mate, we're both just doing our job."

[@curtisdaniel9294]

"Your English is very poor".....I know this is a serious situation, but that radio transmission cracked me up ! 😂❤🎉

[@xxxxxxxxxxhardy]

I used to own a Renault 14 that wouldnt turn as tight as the Duncan did

[@no9scrum]

"if you do not leave immediately I shall taunt you a second time"

[@christisgod3354]

Run away!!!

[@muppit666]

When I was in the Navy, we used to train the Imperial Iranian Navy. You couldn’t make this stuff up. 🤪

[@grahamgraham3666]

Had no idea that face-saving come-back was used internationally.

[@101jir]

You should see Drachinifel's episode on the Russian Second Pacific Fleet, or look into the story of the HMS Gloworm

[@RapistChrisKaba]

Internationally?

[@lamarsmith5971]

Stil waiting for that "Chilling Moment."

[@JZsBFF]

Your comment reminds me of the Richard Feynman quote on quantum physics: "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics."

[@pontificusvascillious5287]

step outside ...

[@RayRay79]

I’m surprised they allowed the boat so close!

[@cgi2002]

Dispite them saying "highly illegal and dangerous" at the start, it's not illegal even in the slightest (the danger is questionable). This was in international waters, its only illegal to intentionally endanger a ship or impeed its course directly, approaching close and doing neither is legal, this falls into that case. They legally could do nothing to stop them approaching, a warship has no legal exclusion zone around it beyond safe navigational distance (which is actually quite small), and even then all you can do is file a complaint through the courts. Anything that would directly prevent its approach could be deemed an act of war. Even with all the Iranian bluster and half threats, its all still frankly legal, its international cat and mouse politics. A better (well bigger) example exists of why this isn't illegal. During the cold war a US carrier (USS Kitty Hawk) accidentally hit a Russian attack submarine (K314) which had been for days, shadowing the US fleet (it was inside their formation for most of that time, the americans kept coming up with theoretical ways to sink it, the russians the same to the americans, it was frankly standard practice), the submarine lost precise track of the carrier (sunmerged and alot of noise in the area) and the carrier of it (its designed to be sneaky), it surfaced to periscope depth and was in the path of the carrier, neither ship could fully avoid the other and the carrier clipped the sub (damaged its propeller, no significant damage, was lucky). Both sides declared it an accident (it was one, caused by both sides playing cat and mouse), the Americans even assisted the submarine in returning to Russian waters with an escort and tow.

[@alpearson9158]

no courts needed get too close and cease to exist and they know it.@@cgi2002

[@JVHorvath1]

I believe the “why” it is illegal as a knowledge point from a veteran is if this military vessel which in open waters still acts in capacity as it’s country and the laws within, and the same as the Iranian boat. And the Royal Navy boat shot down and sunk the Iranian boat, not only would that be killing others (illegal within the laws of Britain) but thats stating an international war between the two countries. Remember it’s still a “who shot first scenario.” If the Iranians hit the tanker first, they shot first and the military vessel can retaliate and sink no issue. If the Royal Navy sinks first, it’s a proclamation for war. These things are finicky in open waters. It’s why commercial companies are having such a hard time and hiring private security with pirates and such.

[@Raaazzle]

@@JVHorvath1maybe because it wasn’t in open waters? Who determines what is open water & what isn’t? NATO? (The US). If they claim that it’s there waters, which is a fair claim considering the closest country is probably Iran then that Naval ship doesn’t have a right to be there, just because NATO claims they can…. Like what 😂

[@jefflinton]

To the UK?

[@pcuk3311]

Royal Navy could make a whole comedy sitcom with them on Netflix LOL

[@wandery2k]

would have loved to hear the Captain respond in perfect farsi

[@jacktattis]

They would have Farsi speakers on board

[@wandery2k]

@@jacktattis Is that a standard for the Royal Navy vessels?

[@jacktattis]

@@wandery2k I would imagine if they would have Intel people that would be conversant in multiple languages

[@TheRealSealStudios]

​@wandery2k probably, I mean, not on every single navy ship, but if a ship was sailing through the english channel they would have french speakers too, etc.

[@notsaying543]

Yes a small gunboat heading for a destroyer, it must have been horrifying....

[@jagaloon216]

All I saw was Iran humiliating themselves. Again.

[@andrewstackpool4911]

The gunboat could have weapons aboard such as RPGs that could inflict serious damage to the destroyer. So keep your inane comments to yourself

[@notsaying543]

@@andrewstackpool4911 that would have been suicide, and my point still stands. But im glad you got butthurt 👍

[@jmorrison5206]

Tell it to the USS Cole.

[@notsaying543]

@@jmorrison5206 a gunboat dident attack the USS Cole now did it. It was a suicide boat packed with c4 and not an RPG 😉 while it was moored

[@nedrasellayah9314]

Lol. Playing silly buggers. Love the final Iranian comment and the Brit gales of laughter. Chaps got a sense of humour.😂😂😂

[@qvintuse.urvind7002]

Iranians probably heard "I will eliminate you with a flare" and were thinking "what kind of horrible weapon is a flare?"

[@spectralassassin6030]

Illuminate with a flare (very basically) means their weapons are locked on you.

[@thwalesproductions]

Illuminate with flare is basic navy codeword for target lock on you

[@BlobB-kn9ww]

@@thwalesproductions I actually thought it was some sort of harmless shot that is a final warning.

[@willylao5430]

😂😂😂

[@rollendecuzar282]

How i wish that we'll just get along.

[@fredbugden6935]

There are countries on this planet that specifically don't want to " get along " and need to be kept in line with military force.

[@Ahmed-dj8jq]

@@fredbugden6935israel just wants peace, and the British do too

[@x2openai]

Impossible, england is a nation that have done horrible thing that can't be accepted. iran is right

[@gar6446]

It used to be to illuminate a target was to paste or target it with your fire control radar. In international terms this is very aggressive.

[@amramjose]

I think the Brit skipper was well aware of that fact...

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

They all do this. Nothing but empty threats all the time. Same with Russian planes flying just within Scandinavian countries borders.

[@callummcneill6266]

@@kaspervestergaard2383 the idea is that they don't have to follow through. No one wants to actually have to shoot

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

@@callummcneill6266 That was my point. It's nothing but a chihuahua barking.

[@EnglishScripter]

Doubt that ship even has the technology to know.

[@Leningrad_Underground]

Gosh that was so chilling.

[@mr31337]

🤣

[@revelationakagoldeneagle8045]

I had to put on an extra jacket myself... Brrrr

[@Jimmythefish577]

It was for the navy, they’re basically civvies in uniform.

[@Artic_God]

1:20 aint no way he is tryna warn a Warship that is 40x bigger and stronger then him 😂

[@signofemaan7874]

Don't forget it's around Iranian territory not uk

[@Artic_God]

@@signofemaan7874 yes but he is still in national waters

[@maritimemongo01]

That flare illumination is scary stuff!

[@spydude38]

"If you close to within 500 yards, I will illuminate you with a flare". I'm sorry, if he closes to within 500 yards you are already well within his weapons range. The idea is to keep them far away. The IRGC has gotten the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy used to them doing this, so when they really intend to do harm, you won't even know it.

[@timonsolus]

The Iranians really want to scare Western warships into firing warning shots, then they can claim that the West is being aggressive, so they have to defend themselves. Which is why Western warships should not fall for Iranian provocation.

[@spydude38]

@@Steve_SharpeYes, I've had the pleasure of serving alongside may of your lads. That said, waiting to get shot in the face is never a winning strategy. The IRIN are relatively considered to be more professional. The IRGCN are the loose cannons and the ones to be concerned with.

[@mikeycraig8970]

​@@spydude38Right hold on, gap in my knowledge here. Does Iran have two naval forces? And is one of them revolutionary guard based?

[@ANIMOUS8]

​@@mikeycraig8970yes they do. One is basically unofficial and the ones who usually get aggressive and then Iran basically disavows knowledge of their activities.

[@mikeycraig8970]

@@ANIMOUS8 Like a naval militia then?

[@richardc6269]

Like the response, love the maneuver more!! 🇬🇧

[@gin394ify]

I think it was the "i will illuminate you" FAFO moment that got them to turn tail and run 😂

[@mikeyoung3658]

Watching iran flex is like watching mini me from Austin powers movies.

[@robleary3353]

Every crewman on the Iranian boat was probably thinking 'oh for f*cks sake don't do this captain!'. I can't swim that far! 😂

[@norfolkronin6307]

Gotta give it to the Iranians. At least they've got a sense of humour. Peace!

[@331SVTCobra]

Getting blown out of the water is one thing, but running away while the guys you tried to intimidate are laughing.... facepalm. Well done, RN.

[@petegarnett7731]

O.K. We located the chill. Someone left the fridge door open.

[@PrimarchX]

That was a ballsy call, threatening them with flare illumination. Wow, Nelson would of blanched at that!

[@raymondclark1785]

Opps, we put the wrong shell in the canon

[@Jack-bs6zb]

It had the desired effect didn’t it?

[@PrimarchX]

@@Jack-bs6zb I hope they fired that flare anyway, just to show how serious they were!

[@krashd]

*Have. The word is have. "Your English is very poor."

[@Jack-bs6zb]

@@krashd ... The correct spelling is 'have' and not 'of'. ... put your own house in order, as they say.

[@teeanahera8949]

I thought that with the threat of an attack naval crew wore anti flash suits, you see this in all the naval footage of the Falklands war. They’re on the bridge with short sleeve shirts and lots of skin showing. Taking a round through the bridge would surely burn their bare skin whilst unprotected.

[@anthonywelch9516]

There was hardly a threat

[@richardpark3054]

A round from what? That canoe?

[@jpaulc441]

They didn't see the Iranian boat as a threat unlike the time when Russian planes were harassing the British warship in the Black Sea. They wore their anti-flash gear for that encounter.

[@EnglishScripter]

That boat was not firing missiles was it? What is a flash suit going to do to stop a bullet.

[@mrsdoubtfire534]

Oh what a chilling moment old chap!

[@Andy-Capp]

And that’s a warship. Blimey!!!

[@derekpierkowski7641]

Cool as Cucumbers!👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jimmyjimjim3054]

"I will illuminate you with a flare," ooooohhhh scary....

[@jamespaton3853]

Back in the 1970s Britain used to train Iranian Navy recruits at H M S Ganges in Suffolk. The tactics used by Iran today are directly from the Royal Navy playbook.

[@SirDailySuccesses]

Back in the 1970’s Iran was under the rule of a shah and was much more open than it is now, but the people revolted in 1979

[@aiwwakk7152]

​@@SirDailySuccessesGood, long live the Islamic Republic of Iran, long live the Islamic Revolution. 🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷

[@magicmaybach]

Trained at Ganges in 1975 whilst Iranians were there...

[@AtheistOrphan]

Isn’t that where John Noakes did the mast-manning ceremony?

[@RameyFamily]

Oh no not the flare! Anything but the flare

[@liammorris1018]

i bet the iranians crew were in hysterics at the captains shenanigans.

[@jlastre]

This is my last warning. This is my final warning. This is really my last final warning, and I really really mean it.

[@willylao5430]

😂😂😂

[@rayray8687]

Wow, it’s amazing there just happened to be a full Ch 5 film crew on board.

[@manuelfriend4060]

People saying a gun iay is no match for a destroyer have no idea what they're talking about about. This isn't ww2 where battleships have very thick hull armour. Missiles made thick armour pointless, so now most warships have minimal armour if any in most areas. A gunboat with torpedoes or anti ship missiles could cripple a warship. And when the former costs a fraction of the latter, that's a pretty cost effective trade. They are absolutely a threat to destroyers.

[@johnfellows689]

Exactly these li ving room tactitions are quite a modern concept. Arnt they?

[@EvgeneXI]

“You’re ordered to stay clear of this area”. “Interesting, because I have 42 Vertically Launched reasons why I can be here.” “Understandable, carry on.”

[@Paulo-ov4yo]

No contest, that little thing against HMS Duncan.

[@nunobarros3629]

Translating the Brits: "Iranian vessel...you are now dangerously close to our ship, state your intentions or you'll be meeting Qassen Suleimani in the next minute."

[@cryptagion]

Love that cheeky last word they got in, those guys have balls of steel.

[@davidseverance7385]

And brains of mush.

[@sammy-sj]

@@davidseverance7385 They're ranked in the top 9 - 12 countries in the base sciences (Olympiads) placing them above India (on average - they're still ahead in Physics but not in Math or Chemistry) and Japan (in all of them). They are ranked so far above many western countries that it would be fair to say they may never catch up.

[@davidseverance7385]

And yet they attack a lion with their farts. 😁🤣 @@sammy-sj

[@wookie-zh7go]

@@sammy-sj So they were experimenting what would happen if they tried it on with a ship twice her size and as fast.... "chiemce"

[@AngeloBeretta156]

@@sammy-sj And yet they criticize an Englishman on how he speaks English while simultaneously speaking in completely broken English themselves. They also threatened a British warship in a little glorified Iranian speedboat. Yes, I can see they're geniuses.

[@Tmccreight25Gaming]

Iran, trust me pal. You dont want the smoke.

[@MosesLibiWamulume]

This crew of the Iranian navy are playing with fire!!!

[@salguodrolyat2594]

Nope just a flare.🤣

[@mer2705]

Golly. So chilling

[@johnwoods7650]

This reminds me of similar Iranian attacks in the 1980s and early 1990s

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

Or in the '70's when airliner hijackings first started happening.

[@jeffbeck8993]

Yup. The times I went through the Strait on an LHD in the mid-90s, at General Quarters, the Boghammers kept their distance, just sit there and watch us go by. The memory of Operation Praying Mantis still fairly fresh in their minds, they wanted no part of the Marine MEU we had on board. I was out there for Praying Mantis in '88, on a carrier, before carriers were allowed into the Gulf proper.

[@johnwoods7650]

@jeffbeck8993 - Yes, the US Navy were very important in keeping the Arabian Gulf open for shipping as was the Royal Navy and the Omani Navy working from Khasab in the Strait of Hormuz.

[@Rickshaw881]

Very calm approach by British navy

[@codyking4848]

Lol, so chilling, much wow, very whoa. As if this doesn't happen every...single...day. Been there, done that.

[@johnhopkins6260]

USAF F-22 appears next to two Iranin F-4s: "I think it's time you ought to go home"

[@michaelhughes4562]

HMS DUNCAN one of the most deadly warships on the sea 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@joelc9439]

Is it like the Hood?

[@patrickganly5206]

yawn

[@connorcjhudd1333]

You must be American with that parhetic response Pat.​

[@edwardgabriel5281]

There is so much humor in You Tube comments. People are so creative.

[@morelenmir]

Signal close action...

[@sooz9433]

I love the British!!❤

[@HellStr82]

what british do you love? The english ? Welsh ? the Scots? Britain is England Wales and Scotland. It`s not a nation. Please be specific . Oh and the Uk is also not a nation it`s just the "british" plus n.ireland

[@TY-sx3jb]

⁠​⁠@@HellStr82the UK is a nation and ‘British’ is a perfectly acceptable term. If you’re from Britain and have a passport you should know this.

[@HellStr82]

@@TY-sx3jb UK is a union of nations. Not a nation

[@TY-sx3jb]

@@HellStr82 The UK is recognised by the UN as a country - its capital is London. Are you even from the UK?

[@njd2342]

So where was the chilling moment?

[@FirstLast-ve6jg]

The Suez canal is Europe's Achilles heel. You saw what one stuck container ship did to trade. Imagine that all the time.

[@sureshot8399]

That's why Europe wanted to forcibly overturn the Egyptian nationalisation of it, but the US didn't want them to. The world still lives with that interference.

[@blueocean2510]

The route around Africa will ensure the serious pollution in the Mediterranean ends from the many Flags of Convenience ships will end. The high costs for transit through the Suez with Pilots, will cover any extra costs for the around Africa route. It is a opportunity for Europeans and everyone who is involved in Maritime Transport to move to clean energy Molten Salt Reactor to ensure COP 28 is made a reality. The Just Transition to modern ships with excellent crews using clean energy Molten Salt Reactor will provide a solution. Europe and Europeans will lead the way, to create proper European Standards. Thank you all for supporting the Just Transition COP 28, Peace and Prosperity for all in 24. # HeroesAtSea.

[@allgood6760]

Well handled situation mate👍

[@elppedro77]

The FOOLS played "Chicken" and lost!! LOL!! Great moves British Brothers!!

[@indyhamilton698]

RULE, BRITANNIA!

[@randyvines1497]

“This is my last warning” what you gonna do in your dingy hahah

[@neilfoster814]

"5 inch gun, target acquired, 3 rounds rapid fire, FIRE!"

[@TerryShrifle]

You know it’s a professional Navy, when they’ve got their name written on a piece of duct tape, slapped on their helmet.

[@adb4252]

I also found that so funny 😂

[@jabreck1934]

Iranians…. did they say; “ illuminate with flare“. … or “eliminate with flair”???? “ maybe we shouldn’t stick around and find out“👍🤣

[@timoakes450]

HMS Duncan-EVICERATE

[@alanocallaghan2883]

I take it this chilling moment happened off the coast of Portsmouth

[@user-yl1xy5eg7b]

It took place in international waters.

[@ramblingrob4693]

Its a new Film filmed on the Thames

[@glastonbury4304]

The Iranian warship couldnt do anything anyway, but brilliant they had a sense of humour that made the RN have a laugh ...😂

[@mohammadrezayazdani7913]

They have so many navies there except gunboat and if they want they can sink it easily but war is not a game .

[@EricNielsen187]

Mosquito Versus Elephant, Ya real chilling moment

[@kyle6307]

I think it's funny that the Iranian War Ship is like a Bayliner

[@micheal197012]

This is why sometimes we are perceived as weak. He should have said "Iranian speed boat , come closer we want to play with you. "

[@DrLumpyDMus]

Interesting that the British naval officer used "Yards", not meters, to indicate closing distance.

[@razor1uk610]

yards, yes, since a Nautical Mile is Imperial... so is the individual unit, the yard. As far as UK/Britain goes we both use a combination of Imperial and Metric for differing things somewhat in a bizarre and for the non-Britsh, in a totally insane & confusing non-interconnected reasons and measures of units, ...such as pounds weight, is usually only for cooking or specific weights of load/cargo, otherwise Human & pet weight is in Kilgrams or Stones (14lbs per Stone)and generally not in individual pounds like Americans use (lbs), unless less than a stone. Plus while we use metric for engineering and building things, for speed and motorised travel we use mph & miles, but for walking or shorter distances meters or yards are equally used. Our Speedometers have both Imperial & Metric on the same dial !!

[@johngregory4801]

​@@razor1uk610There's fewer examples here in America, but they exist. And, yes, our speedometers have mph and kph, mostly so the same cars and trucks can be sold to our friends up north. 😊

[@krashd]

Why would he use meters?

[@johngregory4801]

@@krashd Because, in great part, Britain uses the metric system. For instance, you can't use Froude's equations for naval architecture without entering metric measurements in.

[@ColinMill1]

@@johngregory4801 You might find it interesting to calculate the Froude number for a given situation using metres and seconds and then using feet and seconds.

[@MicrosYT]

No way a gunship is after a WARSHIP, i dont understand water combat very well but something tells me they have balls of steel.

[@itsawonderfulknife7031]

The Iranian warship looks like it should be on Deadliest Catch looking for king crab.

[@DemonicYami7449]

Goosebumps

[@paulasmith7256]

This was just one month ago and now some large vessels are now avoiding the straits due to security and ship hostage issues. Preferring to go around the cape. Is this the next flash point towards an even more unstable time in the world.

[@FrankyLon]

How exactly going around the cape helps shipping through the Strait of Hormuz?

[@sharonbarnard]

I watched this series about 2yrs ago or longer and now it's crazy to hear it's getting more dangerous again

[@jamesbarbour8400]

Incidents like this will only increase the cost of basic items for us all, owing to shipping now taking a more 'scenic' route, to avoid potential conflict. As if the cost of living wasn't high enough already !

[@AtheistOrphan]

The footage is from a TV series recorded three years ago.

[@chrisragona3945]

I got to admit at least the Iranian captain knew his limitations and had a sense of humour.

[@ThatCyberpunkGuy]

"I cannot read you because your English is very poor" Smartest thing I've heard in 17 years

[@brucewelty7684]

Oh how victorious a FLARE? NIX 1 across the bow and 10 seconds later 20 to the waterline.

[@paullane8709]

At least they didn't surrender to the Iranians like HMS HMS Manchester.

[@almac2598]

I think you will find it was HMS Cornwall that had crew taken by the Iranians.

[@1chish]

No Paul now I know this will disappoint your sad need to ridicule British military but the ship did not surrender to anyone. And it was Cornwall not Manchester. 15 Navy personnel from HMS Cornwall were searching a merchant vessel when they were surrounded by the Navy of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and detained off the Iran-Iraq coast.

[@RapistChrisKaba]

You sure it wasnt HMS HMS HMS Manchester?

[@h.a.9880]

The captain really dropped the ball here... should have gone something like this: Iranian rubber boat: "This is my final warning" Royal Navy warship: "Sod off, or that'll be your final transmission."

[@DiscoRaptor]

0:43 Sepah Navy Warship = small yacht with a gun stuck on 😂

[@robertsallaway]

The speedboat has a comedian on board🤣

[@Raptor302]

"Your English is very poor..." Yeah, must be my second language or something.

[@lktan224]

Can you speak Iranian?

[@cn2673]

@@lktan224 Who would want to speak that? Might accidently make someone go boom!

[@QemeH]

Others already have eloquently pointed out what the flare warning was about, so let me add my two cents about the last message: "I couldn't understand you. Your english is very poor." is also seafarers code for "I am following your _suggestions_ now, but not because you have sovereignty over me or because I admit a mistake. I simply am interested in not continuing this." It's basically the iranian captain's way to get out of this without making a diplomatic statement for his country. I simply was a communication mishap - whatever it was. And the Brits obviously know this, it's just funny that it's a UK warship of all vessels he says this to.

[@tj-kv6vr]

When you take the towel off your head, you can hear better.

[@jerrypartington3650]

Unfortunately it’s plain that nothing is going to help you think better.

[@kirkhunter146]

It's easy to snipe racism when you are such a coward you post anonymously, you'd not make that comment in public if you wanted your teeth.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

@@jerrypartington3650 Nice English grammar.

[@jerrypartington3650]

@@DrLumpyDMus Typo error corrected.

[@kwakagreg]

thats a pretty ballsy gunboat threatening a type 45 Destroyer.......

[@Don.Challenger]

Maybe as to be expected when the Iranian gunboat commander's accent is mid Hormuz English and the HMS Duncan's is more the mid Atlantic variety. That's what happens when the English language of your empire is still present all around the globe.

[@jameshepburn4631]

Not just still present. Every day, English is more and more established as the international language. Thanks to the British Navy.

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

@@jameshepburn4631 You mean the British Navy and the American dollar. The language of currency is global.

[@Longtack55]

English is the language of Commerce.