Iran’s new massive drone ship left home
port last month – and went weeks without
being spotted
New York Post,
by
Shane Galvin
Original Article
Posted By: mc squared,
12/14/2024 12:43:41 PM
A newly minted and massive Iranian drone carrier was captured in new satellite images sailing in the Persian Gulf this week — the ship’s first reported sighting since leaving its home port for the first time in mid-November.
The satellite images taken Thursday by commercial operator Maxar Technologies shows three Iranian drone ships in the waters off the country’s coast as theories have swirled in the US that Iran could be behind the mysterious drone sightings across the tri-state area, according to Business Insider.
Iran’s new carrier — the Shahid Bagheri — is a converted shipping container that was outfitted to support drone operations and was last seen on Nov. 12,
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Newtsche 12/14/2024 12:54:50 PM (No. 1854884)
OK everyone, close your eyes, put your fingers in your ears and make nonsense noises.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Geoman 12/14/2024 1:02:25 PM (No. 1854890)
Given Obama and Biden's material and financial support for Iran's nuclear weapons programs, Iran may be testing drone payload capabilities over NYNJ's future ground zero. In addition to Kirby repeating the mantra that there is no evidence the drones come from a foreign adversary, there is likewise no evidence that they do not come from a foreign adversary.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
kdsils60 12/14/2024 1:09:28 PM (No. 1854901)
I'm trying not to panic... but the inauguration is 5 weeks and these drones have been captured on video firing something like Star Trek phasers from them. With this current administration, it's not inconceivable that they are allowing a hostile enemy practice war-attack games off of our coast. Fellow patriots, our country and President-elect are still in grave danger. Please incoming Trump administration - be extremely careful, throughout inauguration day and actively take every possible precaution to secure everyone's safety, including the skies! I'm very fearful of what may happen in Washington on January 20th... Patriots, prayers are needed - God turned President Trump's head in Butler PA... He may need to turn it again - prayers, Patriots, prayers!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
paral04 12/14/2024 1:10:47 PM (No. 1854902)
By now we should have figured out where it is. But, I expect too much from the current administration.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
BarryNo 12/14/2024 1:19:52 PM (No. 1854905)
Find it.
Sink it.
It is a hostile power interfering in sovereign air space. Any danger to US citizens is on Biden's hands.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Harlowe 12/14/2024 1:21:33 PM (No. 1854906)
Whether or not the current administration knows the answer to the drones (friend, foe, or USA military) that information should be shared with President-elect Trump as an indication of American patriotism and not withheld from him due to stubborn political party dedication. Thereafter, a statement from President Trump would be appropriate and most welcome even if unable to disclose the circumstances for national security reasons at this point in time.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
LanceLink1 12/14/2024 1:26:33 PM (No. 1854907)
Can an EMP be generated from hardware capable of being carried by a drone?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Ragman73 12/14/2024 1:51:49 PM (No. 1854931)
And the media is worrying about Nancy Pelosi's friggin hip? We are so screwed.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 12/14/2024 2:12:55 PM (No. 1854944)
Capt. Kirk, please call your office. Persia has stolen your Cloaking Device.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
FJB 12/14/2024 2:51:31 PM (No. 1854969)
Sadly, #8 could be correct. This all is happening at the worst possible time. Marxist Amerika may be cooking up the worst possible disaster for 20 January 2025, and their "followers" could care less about whatever chaos they have in store for us. MAGA Vet.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
FJB 12/14/2024 2:54:22 PM (No. 1854970)
I intended to comment that #3 and others could be correct.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 12/14/2024 4:04:27 PM (No. 1855005)
Let's just make sure they don't have a port to return to.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
DVC 12/14/2024 7:09:05 PM (No. 1855093)
Gee, a giant ship would be SO hard to locate. You could only find it from 50 miles with radar. IF this is out there, then the USN knows about it.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/14/2024 8:34:02 PM (No. 1855117)
No ship of significant size leaves a port anywhere in the world without being tracked every nautical mile of its journey. The satellites can see what brand of beer the crew are drinking.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
3XALADY 12/14/2024 10:48:24 PM (No. 1855156)
I remember someone on the news was saying there was an Iranian mother ship on the east coast the drones were coming from.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
JimBob 12/14/2024 11:33:46 PM (No. 1855169)
My understanding is that every legitimate ship sailing on the oceans carries an 'Argos' or similar transmitter so that the vessel can be tracked, as a collision avoidance safety measure.
I just got the vessel name "Shahid Bagheri" from the article and did a search on the 'marinetraffic.com' website. I entered the name and it came back 'no results'.
Of course perhaps it is tracked under a different name, or perhaps I am not doing the search correctly.
Any L-dotter who knows more about this than me care to give it a try?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Hazymac 12/15/2024 7:42:13 AM (No. 1855263)
#5 beat me to it. Send the mother ship to Davy Jones's locker.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
SweetPea3 12/15/2024 8:01:16 AM (No. 1855274)
A family member who lives in WA overlooking the San Juan Strait not far from our naval base up there saw a number of car-sized drones buzzing all around from their house yesterday.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Roscoelewis 12/15/2024 8:16:06 AM (No. 1855284)
...just a bunch of nerds having fun with their toys
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Zigrid 12/15/2024 9:11:56 AM (No. 1855333)
Let's go back and check...just when did these drones first appear...wasn't it right after President Trump was elected...I think so...so my theory that they are foreign is valid...and it's looking more and more like Iran and their mother ships...doesn't surprise me since Barack HUSSEIN Obama is so cozy with Iran...and now has to deal with being out of control...no more biden to push around and dictate what to say...he's done.....
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
earlybird 12/15/2024 10:05:01 AM (No. 1855387)
The intro tells us that three Iranian drone ships have been sited on commercial sagellite so I would imagine that we'd not be subjected to more mockery by Drone Deniers who know no more than we do. In thhis case there appears to be confirmation that the belief that there was an Iranian drone ship off our coast was not wacko after all.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
earlybird 12/15/2024 10:17:54 AM (No. 1855397)
FTA. Good old John Kirby:
"White House spokesperson John Kirby poured cold water on drone sightings Thursday but walked back those comments in an interview on Fox News on Friday.
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Kirby backtracked on those comments in an interview on Fox’s “The Story” on Friday.
“I said many of the corroborated sightings have turned out to be piloted aircraft, I didn’t say all of them. I said those were the ones we were able to corroborate,” Kirby said.
“There’s certainly the ones that we have not been able to [corroborate] and don’t know the answers to it,” he added."
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/15/2024 10:34:26 AM (No. 1855409)
It takes a trained observer to judge the size of something in the sky. The car-sized drones could be copies of Arthur Weasley's car from Harry Potter.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Kafka2 12/15/2024 11:07:48 AM (No. 1855427)
#16 You are correct about transmitters on big ships and the reason for them. However, they can be turned off and military ships don’t run around with transmitters on because they can be targeted.
It would be a good idea to have VP Vance in a safe place during the swearing in ceremony.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 12/15/2024 12:35:14 PM (No. 1855466)
Does one need an aircraft carrier to launch drones? Iran building aircraft carriers now? More like three guys named Achmed, Mohammed, and Moustafa in a rubber raft with a few drones. I call BS on the whole thing.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Harlowe 12/15/2024 1:26:45 PM (No. 1855480)
For a somewhat reassuring and interesting explanation of the drones:
https://radiopatriot.net/2024/12/15/the-drone-question-explained/
The Drone Question Explained
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
jdano 12/15/2024 4:05:17 PM (No. 1855550)
In 2022 Biden got caught buying drones from china, coincidently he let over 38,000 military age illegal Chinese men into our country. You do the math. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/government-officials-confirm-to-portman-that-biden-administration-is-purchasing-chinese-made-drones/
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
rochow 12/15/2024 7:16:08 PM (No. 1855639)
Just weather drones, just like the Chinese balloons all over the US and strangely enough they are all attracted to our military bases or other sensitive sights. But nothing to see here. The bidet just 'forgave' the Iranians 10$ billion and they will reward the moron for his stupidity. Moving right along.
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