Thursday, July 18, 2013

Chinese Ships Resume Harassing U.S. Intelligence Gathering Ships

USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) is one of the six Ocean Surveillance Ships that are part of the 29 ships in Military Sealift Command's Special Mission Ships Program. Wikipedia

New Naval Harassment In Asia -- Washington Times

A U.S. intelligence-gathering ship was harassed by a Chinese security ship last month in an incident that analysts say indicates Beijing is stepping up aggressive maritime encounters toward the U.S. Navy in the Asia-Pacific.

A Chinese website, Sinocism, posted photographs of what it described as a “fierce confrontation” between the USNS Impeccable, an electronic spy ship, and a China Maritime Surveillance ship.

The Web posting said the Chinese ship videotaped the encounter and posted it online as a way to “expose the activity.” Photos of the Impeccable indicate they were taken on June 21.

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My Comment: The ships were 10,000 yards away .... if you want to see real Chinese harassment of U.S. intelligence ships, check out this video from a few years back.

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