A Navy Riverine Command Boat like the ones detained by Iran. Navy

Earlier in an interview with a local media outlet in Miami, Carter admitted that the USA soldiers "did stray accidentally into Iranian waters due to a navigation error".

A US official releases-images-tense-US-sailors-detained/story?id=36266300">said Tuesday it is believed one of the American boats had suffered mechanical issues and drifted with the other into Iranian waters.

"After determining that their entry into Iran's territorial waters was not intentional and their apology, the detained American sailors were released in worldwide waters of the Persian Gulf", a statement posted online by the Guard said on Wednesday.

"The sailors departed Farsi Island at 8:43 a.m. (GMT), aboard the two Riverine Command Boats (RCB) that they had been operating when they lost contact with the U.S. Navy". Credit: Rexburgstandardjournal.com " After it became clear that the USA combat vessels' illegal entry into the Islamic Republic of Iran's waters was the result of an unintentional action and a mistake and after they extended an apology, the decision was made to release them.

"So that seems to be the original cause of this, according to the interviews that we have done", Carter added. The sailors were transported to a military facility in Qatar for evaluation and debriefing on Wednesday, but the process is expected to take a few days.

"I think in order to get that detail, you really do need to talk to or debrief all 10 sailors, and then lay out the sequence of events as things transpired", Austin said.

The speedy resolution of the incident contrasted with previous cases in which British servicemen were held considerably longer, in one case almost two weeks.

Officials also confirmed "the Navy will investigate the circumstances that led to the sailors' presence in Iran".

Moreover, Kerry expressed gratitude to the Iranian government for their cooperation in handling the situation swiftly. "When you have a problem with the boat, (do) you apologize the boat had a problem?" Kerry thanked Iran after they released the sailors saying, "I'm appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the Iranian authorities".

A Navy Riverine Command Boat like the ones detained by Iran.

The Navy commander seen in a video released by Iran and talking about being taken into custody while in Iranian waters has family in the Dayton area.