U.S. Destroyer Conducts FONOP Near Russian Pacific Fleet Headquarters
By: Ben Werner
December 5, 2018 7:55 PM
USS McCampbell (DDG-85) steamed through Peter the Great Bay in the Sea of Japan, near the port of Vladivostok – home to Russia’s Pacific Fleet.
“McCampbell sailed in the vicinity of Peter the Great Bay to challenge Russia’s excessive maritime claims and uphold the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea enjoyed by the United States and other Nations,†Lt. j.g. Rachel McMarr, a U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson, said in a statement to USNI News.
“U.S. Forces operate in the Indo-Pacific region on a daily basis. These operations demonstrate the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows. That is true in the Sea of Japan, as in other places around the globe.â€
https://news.usni.org/2018/12/05/39351
