The Iranian navy detained five British sailors on November 25. The crew accidentally wandered off course into Iranian waters while traveling from Bahrain to Dubai.
According to the British Foreign Office, the Iranian government announced its decision to release the detained sailors on Wednesday, and will be returning them to international waters.
British Foreign Minister David Miliband urged Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to seek out a quick solution to the incident before it became a major international incident. CNN News reports that he expressed praise over the decision of the crews release:
"We welcome the fact that this has been dealt with in a professional way by the Iranian authorities," Miliband said "As far as we know, the young men have been treated well. Their families can be reassured, they are safe and well."
According to the Iranian government, the sailors were detained while investigations were held to determine of the entrance into Iranian waters was indeed unintentional.
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