Fleet of Russian warships in US waters tells pollock boats: 'Move out of the way'

[rangerrebew]

 Fleet of Russian warships in US waters tells pollock boats: 'Move out of the way'

The ships were performing 'pre-scheduled military operations,' said US military officials.
 

 27 August 2020 20:09 GMT Updated 28 August 2020 22:44 GMT
By John Fiorillo
 

Bering Sea pollock fishermen on Wednesday saw something they won't soon forget.

US fishing vessels chasing Alaska pollock in the Bering Sea had a close encounter with a fleet of Russian warships, according to Alaska Public Media.

“They are telling American fishing vessels to move out of the way,” Brent Paine, executive director of United Catcher Boats, told the media outlet.

“They’ve got some submarines and destroyers and nobody knows anything about it.”

https://www.intrafish.com/fisheries/fleet-of-russian-warships-in-us-waters-tells-pollock-boats-move-out-of-the-way/2-1-865470

[rangerrebew]

The ship I was on once went through the Russian "fishing fleet" off San Francisco at 43 knots and an aircraft carrier at that speed creates quite a wake.