2007 Iranian Seizure of Royal Navy Personnel - British Personnel Involved

British Personnel Involved

The following were the 15 Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel detained on 23 March 2007:

  • Lieutenant Felix Carman RN (The senior British officer captured)
  • Captain Christopher Air RM
  • Chief Petty Officer Gavin Cavendish
  • Acting Sergeant Dean Harris
  • Leading Seaman Christopher Coe
  • Acting Leading Seaman Faye Turney
  • Lance Corporal Mark Banks
  • Able Seaman Arthur Batchelor
  • Able Seaman Andrew Henderson
  • Able Seaman Simon Massey
  • Able Seaman Nathan Thomas Summers
  • Marine Paul Barton
  • Marine Daniel Masterton
  • Marine Adam Sperry
  • Marine Joe Tindell

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