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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe Associated Press<\/a> reports that the Navy is blaming the ten sailors for their capture by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf;<\/p>\n They also showed a remarkable lack of curiosity about potential dangers in one of the world’s more dangerous waterways, according to an in-depth Navy investigation.<\/p>\n In deviating from their planned Persian Gulf route from Kuwait to Bahrain — without asking approval or notifying superiors — they passed an island to their east and wondered whether it might be Saudi territory, rocks or oil platforms. The crews of both boats consulted their navigation systems, which depicted the mass as a small purple dot.<\/p>\n Despite being unsure of their surroundings, the sailors did not adjust their on-board navigation displays to enlarge the purple dot; if they had, they would have seen that it was labeled Farsi Island, a well-known base for the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n CNN<\/a> reported that the sailors on the scene weren’t the only culpable parties in the debacle;<\/p>\n “This incident was the result of failed leadership at multiple levels from the tactical to the operational,” investigators wrote in the detailed, partially redacted, report.<\/p>\n The report found the crews were poorly prepared, their boats not properly maintained, communication almost entirely lacking, and their conduct after being captured by the Iranians wasn’t up to military standards.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n