I smell BS in this boat story. Two riverine boats in the middle of the Gulf by themselves? Taking a little cruise from Kuwait to Bahrain. Why? No escorts? Got lost? Follow the shoreline, how hard is that. They now say it was a navigational error. Sounds like a pleasure cruise gone bad. Some folks are going to get fired. I assure you.
Former navy seal has a take on this.
https://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/bracken-on-iran/
I am going with the Senior Chief on this one. Fun time gone wrong.