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| Probe into Iran navy crew capture | Probe into Iran navy crew capture |
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| The Royal Navy has began a review of the circumstances leading to the capture of 15 of its personnel by Iran. | The Royal Navy has began a review of the circumstances leading to the capture of 15 of its personnel by Iran. |
| Rules of engagement, equipment and procedures will all be analysed, the Ministry of Defence said. | Rules of engagement, equipment and procedures will all be analysed, the Ministry of Defence said. |
| Shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox said there were many unanswered questions about how the crew were seized. | Shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox said there were many unanswered questions about how the crew were seized. |
| The 15 arrived in the UK on Thursday after being held in Iran for 13 days. Iran claimed they had strayed into its waters, which the UK denied. | The 15 arrived in the UK on Thursday after being held in Iran for 13 days. Iran claimed they had strayed into its waters, which the UK denied. |
| An MoD spokesman said coalition boarding operations had continued as normal in the Gulf, despite the loss of the two British boats used by the 15 sailors and marines. | An MoD spokesman said coalition boarding operations had continued as normal in the Gulf, despite the loss of the two British boats used by the 15 sailors and marines. |
| The crew were stationed aboard HMS Cornwall | |
| He added that the UK would continue to ask Iran to return its two captured boats, but he held out little hope of success. | He added that the UK would continue to ask Iran to return its two captured boats, but he held out little hope of success. |
| The freed personnel were helicoptered to the Royal Marines Base at Chivenor in north Devon on Thursday, after arriving on a British Airways plane at Heathrow in London. | The freed personnel were helicoptered to the Royal Marines Base at Chivenor in north Devon on Thursday, after arriving on a British Airways plane at Heathrow in London. |
| Earlier, they spoke of their happiness at being back in the UK and reunited with relatives. | Earlier, they spoke of their happiness at being back in the UK and reunited with relatives. |
| CAPTURED NAVY PERSONNEL Chris Air, 25, from Altrincham in CheshireMark Banks, 24, of Lowestoft, SuffolkPaul Barton, of Southport, MerseysideArthur Batchelor, 20, of PlymouthFelix Carman, 26, of SwanseaGavin CavendishChristopher Coe, 31, of HuddersfieldDean Harris, 24, of Carmarthen, west WalesAndrew HendersonSimon MasseyDanny Masterton, 26, of Muirkirk, AyrshireAdam Sperry, 22, of Wigston, near LeicesterNathan Summers, of Hayle, CornwallJoe Tindell, 21, of south LondonFaye Turney, 26, originally from Shropshire Profiles of navy personnel Two versions of events | CAPTURED NAVY PERSONNEL Chris Air, 25, from Altrincham in CheshireMark Banks, 24, of Lowestoft, SuffolkPaul Barton, of Southport, MerseysideArthur Batchelor, 20, of PlymouthFelix Carman, 26, of SwanseaGavin CavendishChristopher Coe, 31, of HuddersfieldDean Harris, 24, of Carmarthen, west WalesAndrew HendersonSimon MasseyDanny Masterton, 26, of Muirkirk, AyrshireAdam Sperry, 22, of Wigston, near LeicesterNathan Summers, of Hayle, CornwallJoe Tindell, 21, of south LondonFaye Turney, 26, originally from Shropshire Profiles of navy personnel Two versions of events |
| Several said they had been well treated while in Iran, but since their return there have been suggestions some may have been held in solitary confinement. | Several said they had been well treated while in Iran, but since their return there have been suggestions some may have been held in solitary confinement. |
| Lt Col Andy Price, who met the group at the airport, said there had been "times when they were left alone", but refused to go into further detail. | |
| Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, said: "They did exactly as they should have done from start to finish... and we're extremely proud of them." | Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, said: "They did exactly as they should have done from start to finish... and we're extremely proud of them." |
| Penny Banks, who was reunited with her son, Lance Corporal Mark Banks, said: "We are delighted to have him back - it was nice to hold him again." | Penny Banks, who was reunited with her son, Lance Corporal Mark Banks, said: "We are delighted to have him back - it was nice to hold him again." |
| 'No deal' | 'No deal' |
| In a press conference outside Downing Street, Tony Blair said he was "glad" the crew had been returned "safe and unharmed". | In a press conference outside Downing Street, Tony Blair said he was "glad" the crew had been returned "safe and unharmed". |
| He said "no deal" had been done with the Iranians to secure their release, despite claims by Iran that it received a written apology from Britain on Tuesday. | He said "no deal" had been done with the Iranians to secure their release, despite claims by Iran that it received a written apology from Britain on Tuesday. |
| And he contrasted the safe return of the Britons with four soldiers killed in Basra in Iraq on the same day. | And he contrasted the safe return of the Britons with four soldiers killed in Basra in Iraq on the same day. |
| The US welcomed Iran's decision to free the servicemen, but said the positive move would not ease tensions over its nuclear programme. | The US welcomed Iran's decision to free the servicemen, but said the positive move would not ease tensions over its nuclear programme. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY The UK government and its forces have been made to look like total fools Bob, Dundee Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY The UK government and its forces have been made to look like total fools Bob, Dundee Send us your comments |
| It emerged on Thursday that in a television interview recorded before their capture, one of the crew members, Capt Chris Air, had said one purpose of patrols in the area was to gather intelligence on "any sort of Iranian activity". | It emerged on Thursday that in a television interview recorded before their capture, one of the crew members, Capt Chris Air, had said one purpose of patrols in the area was to gather intelligence on "any sort of Iranian activity". |
| In the joint Five News and Sky News interview, recorded on 13 March but not broadcast until after the 15 had been released, he acknowledged that he was operating close to the buffer zone between Iranian and Iraqi waters, adding: "It's good to gather int on the Iranians." | In the joint Five News and Sky News interview, recorded on 13 March but not broadcast until after the 15 had been released, he acknowledged that he was operating close to the buffer zone between Iranian and Iraqi waters, adding: "It's good to gather int on the Iranians." |
| The MoD said this was "all part of modern operations". | The MoD said this was "all part of modern operations". |