Irishman detained by Iranian navy

December 1, 2009 by Infowars Ireland

www.irishtimes.com

An Irishman is among five sailors who have been detained in Iran after their yacht is reported to have strayed into Iranian water.

David Bloomer, originally from Malahide, Co Dublin, was on the Kingdom of Bahrain yacht when it was stopped by the Iranian navy while it sailed from Bahrain to Dubai.

The UK government said Iran is holding the sailors after their yacht possibly strayed into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf last week.

The yacht was stopped by the Iranian navy on November 25th and the crew members were taken into custody, the British Foreign Office said in a statement.

The sailors, who “may have strayed inadvertently into Iranian waters,” remain in Iran and are safe and well, according to the statement.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said officials are in touch with Iranian authorities to “seek clarification and to try and resolve the matter swiftly.”

Mr Bloomer, who is in his early 60s, has been living and working as a radio presenter in Bahrain since the 1980s.

He is also a qualified off-road driving instructor and has travelled through the Sahara, the Amazon in Venezuela, the Namib and Kalahari deserts, the Empty Quarter in Saudi, and the remote Easter Island. Read more…