--- description: Warship saves 13 people off the coast of Pakistan title: Australian Navy Rescues Shipwrecked Iranians Near Pakistan image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b59347c65d1b4ba/698683e906f2c1555132db49/australia_vessel_0305.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Australia](/tag/australia/) ## Australia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Australian Vessel Rescues Shipwrecked Iranians Adrift in International Waters by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 5, 2014 8:15 AM CUT  Sailors aboard the HMAS Darwin stand in formation on Oct. 5, 2013 in Sydney, Australia Sailors aboard the HMAS Darwin stand in formation on Oct. 5, 2013 in Sydney, AustraliaBrendon Thorne / Getty Images by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 5, 2014 8:15 AM CUT An Australian warship in route to the Middle East for anti-piracy operations rescued 13 Iranians who had been adrift in the open sea for five days, according to [AFP](http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5itWOHE0e-4NqApk%5FDkhCm7FkpKYg?docId=41cccdc8-e66a-4fdd-8648-3fd6deb6fd30&hl=en "undefined"). The beleaguered sailors were floating on pieces of their boat that had been hit by an unidentified craft days earlier. “HMAS Darwin launched a rigid-hull inflatable boat, provided food, water, minor medical care and safety to the shipwrecked men,” said Australia’s Department of Defense. The Australian vessel stayed with the men until a Pakistani ship came to take them back to shore. \[[AFP](http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5itWOHE0e-4NqApk%5FDkhCm7FkpKYg?docId=41cccdc8-e66a-4fdd-8648-3fd6deb6fd30&hl=en "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/12612/australian-vessel-rescues-iranians/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/12612/australian-vessel-rescues-iranians/"},"headline":"Australian Vessel Rescues Shipwrecked Iranians Adrift in International Waters","datePublished":"2014-03-05T08:15:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:34:50.756Z","description":"Warship saves 13 people off the coast of Pakistan","url":"https://time.com/12612/australian-vessel-rescues-iranians/","keywords":["Australia","Pakistan","Iran","shipwreck"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b59347c65d1b4ba/698683e906f2c1555132db49/australia_vessel_0305.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b59347c65d1b4ba/698683e906f2c1555132db49/australia_vessel_0305.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince Harry Attends The 2013 International Fleet Review","caption":"Prince Harry Attends The 2013 International Fleet Review","creditText":"Brendon Thorne / Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/australia/","name":"Australia"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/12612/australian-vessel-rescues-iranians/","name":"Australian Vessel Rescues Shipwrecked Iranians Adrift in International Waters"}}]}] ```