the same two command boats they d been captured on and headed to a naval missile cruiser positioned in the persian gulf. from there transferred to the uss truman aircraft carrier and flown to shore. secretary kerry who called his iranian counterpart five times on tuesday credited the new diplomatic ties between the two countries for the resolution of a potentially tense standoff. i think we can all imagine how a similar situation might have played out three or four years ago. in fact, this kind of issue was able to be peacefully resolved and officially resolved. and that is a testament to the critical role that diplomacy plays in keeping our country safe. reporter: but tonight some are questioning just why u.s. sailors found themselves in this situation in the first place. my concern is that the u.s. navy professional incompetence put these sailors in harm s way without giving them clear rules of engagement or clear exit plan
secretary kerry very quickly getting in touch with his counterpart and getting assurances that they were safe, that they were well and that they would be released. but still, the big question tonight, the iranian naval personnel that have them, they are a very aggressive bunch, and i don t think anyone at the pentagon tonight is resting easy until these ten sailors are back with the u.s. navy. tonight the chief of naval operations maintaining his schedule, admiral john richardson on his way to capitol hill to attend the state of the union, but the chief of naval operations, the defense secretary, the secretary of state watching this minute by minute. wolf? i m looking at the navy s description of these riverine command boats, and i want to show a picture of one of these small vessels looks like, as i describe what the navy says. they re assigned to the commander task group that transits the iranian or persian gulf during patrol operations. they say they re used in shallow