Boatfag Update Report
On The Scope:
Yacht Tracking SitRep
LIMITLESS continues to show in port in Newport, RI.
South China Sea
Pic#1 Related – Civilian traffic continues to be near and occasionally inside the exclusion-zone the ChiComs self-declared around the Paracel Islands (that area is shown about 200 nm due east of Da Nang, Vietnam). SSE about 400 nm away are the Spratly Islands, another claimed area by the Chins. That island chain is at the southern end of the large empty area shown southeast of the Paracels. Obviously more military traffic in all of those areas, as well as around Scarborough Shoals NW of Manila. No discernable patterns but the large empty patch of ocean just north of the Spratlys is curious. Will keep it under observation along with the entire SCS OPAREA.
US Navy Ports (East and West Coast US, plus Pearl Harbor)
Still pretty quiet, which is not unexpected considering that the Independence Day holiday is upon us. However, USNS SUPPLY replenishment ship is now located due south of Norfolk, VA, close to the US coastline and currently showing near the Outer Banks town of Kitty Hawk, NC. Pic#2 related. This is the same ship that has, within the last two months, been in the Barents Sea and around Iceland, down to Rota Spain, into the Med to handle unreps (UNderway REPplenishment) duties there, and then on into the Baltic Sea for the recently concluded BALTOPS exercise. Keep in mind, she isn’t going into OBX for a liberty call - there are NO port facilities or channels deep enough for this ship in the area.
On behalf of Q Research,Bravo Zuluto the crew of the USNS SUPPLY. Thanks for working your asses off for freedom.
Note
International observers should expect larger than usual pleasure craft numbers on the US coasts this weekend, as well as heightened SAR/USCG presence in the air and on sea, due to the Independence Day holiday weekend.
Nothing further to report at this time.