Photo: The Carl Vinson is the flagship of a strike group from the US Third Fleet. (ABC News: Adam Harvey)
ABC News Online: USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier sails through South China Sea in defiance of China
Deep in the South China Sea the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, has a point to make.
"It shows resolve, and gives decision space to our leaders," the ship's commanding officer, Captain Doug Verissimo, said.
"When they put a carrier strike group somewhere it helps to show that the United States is interested.
"We don't have a lot of these, so when you put one in a certain area it has some influence.
"Of course it also gives our diplomats time and space to negotiate and make decisions, ultimately to try and prevent any type of armed conflict."
The Carl Vinson is the flagship of a strike group from the US Third Fleet.
The other vessels are here — but you can't see them.
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WNU Editor: Sending an aircraft carrier does get everyone's attention.
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We send them a message. They send us a message. Keeps sailors busy...
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