US aircraft carrier heads west from South China Sea amid Middle East tensions
HANOI, June 16 (Reuters) – U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz left the South China Sea on Monday morning heading west, according to data from ship tracking website Marine Traffic, after a reception for its planned port call in central Vietnam was cancelled.
5 F/A-18E Super Hornet launching from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.
USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
5 Navy sailor aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) stands watch at a gun turret.
USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
5 USS Nimitz aircraft carrier arriving at Naval Base Guam for a port visit.
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The carrier had planned to visit Danang City later this week, but two sources, including one diplomat, said a formal reception slated for June 20 had been called off.
One of the sources said the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi had informed him about the cancellation, due to 'an emergent operational requirement'.
The embassy didn't immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
5 USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in the Philippine Sea.
USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
5 One of the sources said the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi had informed him about the cancellation, due to 'an emergent operational requirement'
USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group conducted maritime security operations in the South China Sea last week, as 'part of the U.S. Navy's routine presence in the Indo-Pacific,' according to the website of the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Data from Marine Traffic showed the carrier on Monday morning was moving west in the direction of the Middle East, where the battle between Israel and Iran is escalating.
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