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from article: "Jonathan Beale, Defence Correspondent I am on board the warship, in the Black Sea. The crew were already at action stations as they approached
by kingsuper20 5y ago
from article: "Jonathan Beale, Defence Correspondent
I am on board the warship, in the Black Sea.
The crew were already at action stations as they approached the southern tip of Russian occupied Crimea. Weapons systems on board the Royal Navy destroyer had already been loaded.
This would be a deliberate move to make a point to Russia. HMS Defender was going to sail within the 12 mile (19km) limit of Crimea's territorial waters. The captain insisted he was only seeking safe passage thorough an internationally recognised shipping lane."
- Koshkin 5y ago> deliberate move to make a point to Russia > only seeking safe passage So... which one was it really?
- handrous 5y agoIf you expect that seeking safe passage through those waters with that ship will make a point to Russia, both can be true simultaneously.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> > deliberate move to make a point to Russia > > only seeking safe passage > So... which one was it really? Both; it is a FONOP (“Freedom of Navigation Operation”) in which explicit claims and implicit practices contrary (in the perception of the acting party) international maritime law are deliberately and pointedly challenged by naval forces exercising the rights the claim or practice threatens or interferes with.
- soneil 5y agoThese aren't always mutually exclusive. An example would be the English Channel between the UK & France. It's impossible to transit it without entering someone's territorial waters, but freedom of navigation / UNCLOS allows Russian warships (well, anyone, but a specifically relevant example) the right of "innocent passage".