Drilling ship being HARASSED by Chinese Navy. US SEND 2 WARSHIPS ON THE RESCUE!
Published at : January 12, 2022
Two US warships steam to the rescue of a drilling ship being harassed by Chinese Navy.
The United States Navy has deployed two patrol ships to the disputed South China Sea where China and Malaysia have competing claims over a maritime region known to have valuable resources.
American officials said on Friday that the littoral combat ship USS Montgomery and the replenishment ship USNS Cesar Chavez were sent to conduct a ‘presence operation’ in the South China Sea near a Panamanian-flagged drill ship West Capella.
The move sends a strong message to Chinese ships, which have reportedly spent weeks harassing the commercial vessel.
The drill ship is under contract to conduct surveying operations in an area of the South China Sea where Malaysia lays claims to maritime sovereignty.
The West Capella has been contracted to drill for oil reserves by the Malaysian state-owned oil company Petronas.
the American military deployed the USS Bunker Hill, a guided-missile cruiser, to sail alongside the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Parramatta.
The two ships then joined the amphibious assault ship USS America and the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry for combined exercises not far from where a Chinese government survey ship, Haiyang Dizhi 8, was said to be operating with an escort of several China Coast Guard ships.
The incident prompted the United States to call on China to stop its 'bullying behavior' in the disputed waters, citing concern over Beijing's provocative actions towards offshore oil and gas developments there.
Months earlier, the Haiyang Dizhi 8 was believed to have conducted a similar operation off the waters of Vietnam.
US Navy Admiral John Aquilino issued a statement on Friday warning Beijing.
‘We are committed to a rules-based order in the South China Sea, and we will continue to champion freedom of the seas and the rule of law,’ Aquilino said in the release.
‘The Chinese Communist Party must end its pattern of bullying Southeast Asians out of offshore oil, gas, and fisheries.’
The United States Navy has deployed two patrol ships to the disputed South China Sea where China and Malaysia have competing claims over a maritime region known to have valuable resources.
American officials said on Friday that the littoral combat ship USS Montgomery and the replenishment ship USNS Cesar Chavez were sent to conduct a ‘presence operation’ in the South China Sea near a Panamanian-flagged drill ship West Capella.
The move sends a strong message to Chinese ships, which have reportedly spent weeks harassing the commercial vessel.
The drill ship is under contract to conduct surveying operations in an area of the South China Sea where Malaysia lays claims to maritime sovereignty.
The West Capella has been contracted to drill for oil reserves by the Malaysian state-owned oil company Petronas.
the American military deployed the USS Bunker Hill, a guided-missile cruiser, to sail alongside the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Parramatta.
The two ships then joined the amphibious assault ship USS America and the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry for combined exercises not far from where a Chinese government survey ship, Haiyang Dizhi 8, was said to be operating with an escort of several China Coast Guard ships.
The incident prompted the United States to call on China to stop its 'bullying behavior' in the disputed waters, citing concern over Beijing's provocative actions towards offshore oil and gas developments there.
Months earlier, the Haiyang Dizhi 8 was believed to have conducted a similar operation off the waters of Vietnam.
US Navy Admiral John Aquilino issued a statement on Friday warning Beijing.
‘We are committed to a rules-based order in the South China Sea, and we will continue to champion freedom of the seas and the rule of law,’ Aquilino said in the release.
‘The Chinese Communist Party must end its pattern of bullying Southeast Asians out of offshore oil, gas, and fisheries.’
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