Incident in the Black Sea in 1986

The 1986 Black Sea incident was an incident between the US Navy and the Soviet Navy in the Black Sea .

The guided missile cruiser Yorktown and the destroyer Caron invaded Soviet territorial waters south of the Crimean peninsula for around two hours on March 13, 1986 . They were caught by the frigate Ladny but refused to turn away.

The United States invoked the right of peaceful passage . The ships were equipped with technical reconnaissance equipment from the National Security Agency .

See also

• Incident in the Black Sea in 1988

literature

• William J. Aceves: Diplomacy at Sea: US Freedom of Navigation Operations in the Black Sea. Naval War College Review, 1993 (46), 2, pp. 59-79.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Richard Halloran: 2 US ships enter Soviet waters off Crimea to gather intelligence. New York Times, March 19, 1986