The US fast transport
USNS Yuma entered the Black Sea’s waters at nearly 17:30 on September 14, the
National Defense Management Center said.
MOSCOW, September 15.
/TASS/. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is monitoring the US Spearhead-class expeditionary
fast transport USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) that entered the Black Sea on Saturday, the
National Defense Management Center (part of the Russian Defense Ministry) said
on Sunday.
"The Black Sea
Fleet is escorting the US fast transport USNS Yuma that entered the Black Sea’s
waters at nearly 17:30 on September 14," the center said.
The Russian military
notes that the Black Sea Fleet’s forces on duty "are continuously
monitoring the US vessel."
Earlier reports said
that the Russian Black Sea Fleet monitored the US Navy’s destroyer Porter and
the USS Carney guided missile destroyer on August 8 and June 30, respectively.
Under the Montreux
international convention, which regulates the transit of Turkish Straits for
warships not belonging to Black Sea states, the US destroyer’s stay in the
Black Sea must not exceed 21 days, the Defense Ministry noted.
Source: ITAR-TASS
15-09-2019
