Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group airlifted the crew out on Saturday, NAVCENT said, adding that one civilian sailor remained missing.
As four vessels make their way from Crete toward Cyprus and the coast of Israel, the project could begin in early May.
Iran has reportedly begun evacuating IRGC personnel from sites in Syria as tensions rise in the region.
Without resorting to open combat, in recent years, China has been harassing Taiwan in an effort to exhaust them, according to Taiwan.
The patrol boats are the workhorse of the Israeli Navy. Squadron 916 in Ashdod has been playing a key role in the fight against Hamas and terrorism since Oct. 7.
A Chinese naval mission aims to “take over an escort mission from the 45th naval fleet in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.”
Iran has two navies: one is the official navy, and the other is the IRGC Navy.
Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that they fired missiles on two ships in the Red Sea, identifying the Marshall Islands-flagged Star Nasia as American.
Israeli naval forces operated to assist ground troops by striking a building from which terrorists had launched an ambush.
The number of ships has increased to 13 units, including five large amphibious ships and one surface missile carrier.
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