USCGC Dallas docks at Batumi, Georgia

GEORGIA CONFLICT 2008 ^ | August 27, 2008 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

AUGUST 27, 2008



The US Coast Guard Cutter, Dallas, docked at Batumi and began unloading its humanitarian supplies, ending speculation that the ship might first go to the port of Poti where Russian soldiers were blocking entrance to the port, and where Russian vessels of the Black Sea fleet were patrolling.

The Russians moved their six to eight vessels from a station in the vicinity of the Georgian port Poti into Abkhazian territorial waters, in possible anticipation that the US warships, USS McFaul and the USCGC Dallas might arrive, but also bolstered their fleet around the area. The Moscow, the Russian guided missile cruiser and flagship, visited Sevastopol over the weekend, reloaded armaments and supplies, and returned to sea immediately, Ukrainian naval intelligence sources reported..

This came in response to the continued NATO buildup of vessels in the area which now consist of vessels from the US, Spain, Canada, Germany, POland, and Turkey and could number as many as eighteen warships by the weekend when they would be strong enough to overpower the entire Russian Black Sea Fleet if necessary.

[Jeff Head]

Dallas docks in Batumi and offloads humanitarian relief.

[Jeff Head]

FYI

[silentknight]

Isn’t there another thread that said they didn’t dock?

[AprilfromTexas]

God bless them and protect them.

I’m glad to know the world is sending multiple vessels as well.

[Jeff Head]

They didn’t dock at Poti. Instead, they docked further south at Batumi, which ended speculation that the Dallas might first dock at Poti.

[Jeff Head]

Amen to that.

[Southack]

Putin didn’t manage to provoke...so it will be interesting to see if he ups the ante by blockading Bat’umi next (once we leave port).

[dblshot]

With 24 years active duty eating Coast Guard chow, I can guarantee you that the Coast Guard went Poti.

[Jeff Head]

ROTFLOL!

[Jeff Head]

With 18 US and NATO warships coming into the area, we will probably keep that one open for the duration. Kind of a stalemate.

Poti is close to Abkhazian and the Russians vessels are patrolling up there. It's only about 50-60 miles.

[Southack]

A stalemate is what we want. Georgia gets more time to re-arm that way.

[redstateconfidential]

Jeff Head wrote:
With 18 US and NATO warships coming into the area, we will probably keep that one open for the duration. Kind of a stalemate.

Poti is close to Abkhazian and the Russians vessels are patrolling up there. It’s only about 50-60 miles.”

now if those Russian “Peacekeepers” could find some mines with their keels......

[Jeff Head]

Agreed, as long as the stalemate leaves them enough country to do so. Currently...it does.

[Southack]

Not mines. Not yet.

...but it wouldn’t hurt my feelings if their props ran into a “tar pool” that gummed up the works and required them to retire back to Sevastapol.

[Righter-than-Rush]

Maybe it's just me, but does that CG Officer bear a resemblance to Captain Bligh? Check the profile...

[Squantos]

This news just in:

All of the Wal-Marts across Alabama sold out of ammunition as of yesterday. A reliable source said that one of the purchasers commented that while Russia may have invaded Georgia, they sure as hell ain’t doin’ it to Alabama.

[Jeff Head]

LOL! Even in Georgia in the rual areas they were saying that Putin sure as heck is no Tecumseh Sherman and they’ll swallow him up if he moves inland.

[Squantos]

Yep.......too funny ! Sad for the real situation of course......Putin needs to be smacked hard. Real hard so he gets the message. Freepmail enroute.

[Repeal The 17th]

“Russia may have invaded Georgia”
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I’m keeping an eye out for ‘em in my back yard just in case.

[Jeff Head]

Here's the pic of W and Poot in China that I liked when the news 1st came out and W confronted him on the 8th there in China.