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Title: Are you invading, or just lost? Russian navy threatens to ram US warship ‘John McCain’ after it crosses border near Vladivostok
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URL Source: https://www.rt.com/russia/507633-navy-threat-warship-border/
Published: Nov 24, 2020
Author: Vitaly Ankov
Post Date: 2020-11-24 10:29:05 by Ada
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Views: 169
Comments: 14

A notorious US naval destroyer sparked a diplomatic incident on Tuesday morning after Russia claimed that it had launched an incursion into its territorial waters.

The USS John S McCain, a specialist combat ship designed to hunt submarines, was operating in the Sea of Japan (also called the East Sea), off the coast of the Russian Far Eastern capital, Vladivostok. Authorities say it was more than two kilometers inside Russia’s internationally recognized maritime border.

A statement from the Ministry of Defense in Moscow said that the vessel had “violated” Russian waters and was “warned of the unacceptability of its actions” by the Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Vinogradov, which had been tailing it. The communiqué added that sailors had told the American ship of the “potential of resorting to ramming to force the trespasser out of the territory.” The US navy has not yet issued a response. Also on rt.com Russia’s naval reach extends with new African base: Putin signs off on building Red Sea hub in strategically vital Sudan Read more Sea change: Building a naval base in Sudan is the first crucial step in restoring Russia’s maritime power Sea change: Building a naval base in Sudan is the first crucial step in restoring Russia’s maritime power

This is not the first time that the USS John McCain has been involved in high-risk incidents at sea. In 2017, ten American sailors died after the vessel collided with a Liberian-flagged tanker, resulting in flooding and putting the warship out of action until October 2019. An investigation into that incident warned of an overly complex touch-screen system used to control the ship’s throttle, and a lack of training of its crew.

Named after naval pilot and Republican senator John McCain, who died in 2018, the ship has repeatedly been singled out for criticism by President Donald Trump. McCain himself had been one of Trump’s biggest critics, arguing that his 2016 election campaign had “fired up the crazies.” The Wall Street Journal reported in 2019 that White House aides had asked for the ship to be moved “out of sight” of the president on a trip to Japan in 2019, to avoid angering him.

On Tuesday afternoon, however, the commander of the US 7th Fleet claimed that the vessel had not been “expelled” from any nation’s territory, and had been conducting a so-called “Freedom of Navigation Operation.” In a statement, the American Navy went on to claim that “by conducting this operation, the United States demonstrated that these waters are not Russia’s territorial sea.” They argued that the disagreement arises from whether Peter the Great Bay can be considered “historic,” which would make it subject to different rules under international law, and therefore affects Russia’s sea border.

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#1. To: Ada (#0)

By hook, crook, salvo or accident, DC is going to get us in serious trouble with one or both of the big two.

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2020-11-24   10:35:29 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: NeoconsNailed, Lod, BTP Holdings, noone222 (#1)

By hook, crook, salvo or accident, DC is going to get us in serious trouble with one or both of the big two.

Not really.

It is the militarys job to constantly assess the military capabilities of any and all POTENTIAL adversaries.

About 70 years ago I was fortunate enough to be on A-bomb crew whose target was Vladivostok. If need be we were to wipe it off the map. It was amazing what "intelligence" of the city was provided by Air Force, NSA and CIA.

Times change, equipment changes BUT THE PREPARATION FOR WAR NEVER CHANGES. Never.

Cynicom  posted on  2020-11-24   13:07:29 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Cynicom (#3)

Times change, equipment changes BUT THE PREPARATION FOR WAR NEVER CHANGES. Never.

So would say the war mongers.

IRTorqued  posted on  2020-11-24   19:21:32 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#13. To: IRTorqued (#12)

So would say the war mongers.

Have stood a few times at Gettysburg, where Lee ordered Pickett and Pettigrew to charge over an open field directly at Union lines.

The other Generals could not believe it and over 1000 Confederates died, FOR NOTHING.

Expending the lives of others is all too easy.

Cynicom  posted on  2020-11-24 19:43:08 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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