Posted on 05/09/2020 8:09:31 AM PDT by RummyChick
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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An embarrassing name for a US ship.
Ah. The CHICOM co-prosperity sphere.
Was this in the Tonkin Gulf?
Bush and Obama globalist treason. We are fighting land wars in Asia to fix the middle east. Why would we ever want a blue water Navy?
Effing globalist sacks of $4it
I already knew what I’d find, but I looked it up anyway. The USNS Cesar Chavez was commissioned when Obama was president.
But I guess it could have been worse. We could have gotten the USNS Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
USNS Cesar Chavez ... what has happened to our Navy?
US Navy been regularly sailing ships through South China Sea to dispute Chicom claims that its Chinese territory
Don’t forget the USNS Harvey Milk.
With all due respect to his service in the Navy, the dude was a socialist.
Yup, and hardly a warship. Floating gas and ammo can.
Bump
On deck:
USNS Che Guevara
USNS Karl Marx
USS Joseph Stalin
Which is why I do not like naming anything after a historical person.
Two US warships steam to the rescue of a [Panamanian-flagged] drilling ship [contracted to drill for oil reserves by the Malaysian state-owned oil company Petronas] being harassed by Chinese Navy in disputed sea after Washington accuses Beijing of 'bullying'WTF?!? Why is the US involved??? It should be Panama or Malaysia protecting the drilling ship! NOT the U.S.!!
These third rate countries (who are competing with the US in oil) need to pay us in gold (or a portion of their sovereignty) for protecting their ass.
lol
The Mao :)
With all due respect to his service in the Navy, the dude was a socialist.
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This.
what a surprise, NOT!!!
Trump needs to rename that ship.
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