With all the talk about warships escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz: I was aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln when it sailed through the Strait in 2012 as a show of force. What stood out was how close the ship got to the Iranian coast. We could easily see both the Iranian and UAE shorelines and little merchant boats crossed the carrier‘s path constantly. The crew had to secure all the aircraft because take off‘s and landings are impossible in the narrow waterway. Any ships, even warships going through there would seem to be pretty vulnerable. Report from 2012 attached: @CNN