Solomon Islands Refuses To Allow US Coast Guard Ship To Make A Port Of Call

USCGC Oliver Henry gets underway on Aug. 8, 2022, from Guam for a patrol headed south to assist partner nations in upholding and asserting their sovereignty while protecting U.S. national interests. USCG Photo by Sara Muir 

gCaptain/Reuters: US Coast Guard Can’t Bunker In Solomon Islands  

(Reuters) A United States Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the Solomon Islands government did not respond to a request for it to refuel and provision, a U.S. official said. 

 The islands’ government did not immediately answer a Reuters request for comment.

The Solomon Islands has had a tense relationship with the United States and its allies since striking a security pact with China in May. 

The USCGC Oliver Henry was on patrol for illegal fishing in the South Pacific for a regional fisheries agency when it failed to obtain entry to refuel at Honiara, the Solomons’ capital, a U.S. Coast Guard press officer told Reuters in an emailed statement. The U.S. vessel was diverted to Papua New Guinea instead, the official said.  

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WNU Editor: This refusal to allow a US ship to make a port of call follows the Solomon Islands signing a security pact with China.  

Update: another disturbing trend from the Solomon Islands .... Solomon Islands to ban foreign journalists who are not ‘respectful’ – report (The Guardian). 

Solomon Islands Refuses To Allow US Coast Guard Ship To Make A Port Of Call  

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