The U.S. Naval ship Pathfinder passes through Dardanelles Strait, Turkey, September 2, 2008.
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U.S. Flagship Enters Black Sea
The USS Mount Whitney, flagship of the U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet, has entered the Black Sea and is sailing toward the shore of Georgia. The Pentagon has stated that the Mount Whitney will deliver 17 tons of humanitarian aid to that country, including clothes, juice, dry milk and hygienic supplies.
In the Russian Black Sea Fleet, they expect the Mount Whitney to coordinate the activities of the NATO naval group in the Black Sea. They expect the ship to dock at Batumi.
The American survey ship Pathfinder docked at Sevastopol at the invitation of Ukraine on Thursday. The scientific research ship Alliance is located near the Bosporus and Dardanelles flying a NATO flag. It is also capable of recognizance functions.
The American destroyer McFaul left the Black Sea on Wednesday. There are a total of six NATO military ships in the Black Sea, of which three are American, one Polish, one Spanish and one German.
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