The USNS Rappahannock, a fuel resupply ship, fired on what two U.S. officials called a "small, white pleasure craft" 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the Dubai port of JebelAli.
Dubai had another presence on the floor, at the Sands Convention Center, where the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority, JebelAli Free Zone Authority and Dubai's Internet City banded together to promote Dubai as a business haven.