4 Chinese Warships Seen In Waters Near US Alaska

Coast Guard In New York, US/ILLUSTRATION/PHOTO Juliancolton Via Wikimedia Commons

JAKARTA - Four Chinese military vessels were spotted by the United States Coast Guard (US) in waters off the coast of Alaska.

Three ships were detected about 124 miles north of the Amchitka Line in the Aleutian Islands, and the fourth ship was seen about 84 miles north of the Amukta Line in the state. The ships were seen on Saturdays and Sundays.

The four ships are in international waters, the Coast Guard said, but are in the US Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from the US coastline.

Reported by CBS News, Thursday, July 11, in this region, the United States has the exclusive right to explore and utilize marine resources.

The four ships operate in accordance with international rules and norms according to Rear Admiral Megan Dean, commander of the Coast Guard district.

When contacted by the Coast Guard, Chinese ships said they were in the area for navigational freedom operations.

The presence of the navy was tracked by the US Coast Guard Vessel Badminton, a 418-foot national security vessel that previously conducted joint exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.

The ship is in the region as part of Operation Frontier Sentinel, a Coast Guard exercise designed to meet attendance when strategic competitors operate in and around US waters.

ori memantau semua kapal China sampai mereka meninggalkan Zona Ekonomi Eksklusif AS, kata para pejabat, dan kapal tersebut akan terus berpatroli di zona tersebut.