1986 Black Sea incident

1986 Black Sea incident
Date	March 13, 1986
Location	Black Sea
Coordinates	44°13.5′N 34°09.3′E / 44.2250°N 34.1550°E
Type	Purposeful naval collision
Target	United States Navy vessels: USS Yorktown; USS Caron;
Perpetrator	Soviet Navy vessels: Ladny; Border guard vessels Dozorny and Izmail;

USS Yorktown

USS Caron

Ladny

Black Sea

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Location of the 1986 Black Sea incident

On March 13, 1986, the American cruiser USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Caron tried to exercise the right of innocent passage under international law through Soviet territorial waters in the Black Sea near the southern Crimean Peninsula. They were confronted by Soviet frigate Ladny and border guard vessels Dozorny and Izmail.^[1]

Yorktown and Caron stayed in Soviet territorial waters for roughly two hours.^[1] The situation de-escalated when the U.S. ships left; diplomatic repercussions continued for several weeks.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Aceves, p. 249
^ Rob McLaughlin (2009). United Nations Naval Peace Operations in the Territorial Sea. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 121. ISBN 978-9004174795.

[Aceves1-1] Aceves, p. 249

[2] Rob McLaughlin (2009). United Nations Naval Peace Operations in the Territorial Sea. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 121. ISBN 978-9004174795.

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Date	March 13, 1986 (1986-03-13)
Location	Black Sea
Coordinates	44°13.5′N 34°09.3′E / 44.2250°N 34.1550°E / 44.2250; 34.1550
Type	Purposeful naval collision
Target	United States Navy vessels: USS Yorktown USS Caron
Perpetrator	Soviet Navy vessels: Ladny Border guard vessels Dozorny and Izmail