The Pentagon has demanded that China return an “unlawfully seized” underwater drone after a Chinese warship took the device from waters near a US oceanographic vessel. A Pentagon spokesman said: ‘It is ours. It’s clearly marked as ours. We would like it back, and we would like this not to happen again’, says Pentagon spokesman The Chinese warship seized the American Navy underwater drone collecting unclassified data in international waters in the South China Sea. RT reports: The mission of the survey ship, USS Bowditch, had been sampling and data collection of surface, midwater and ocean floor measurements The Bowditch was sailing about 100 miles off the port at Subic Bay when the incident happened. The survey ship had stopped to pick up two underwater drones when a Chinese naval ship that had been shadowing the Bowditch put a small boat into the water. The small boast came up alongside and the Chinese crew took one of the drones. The United States is calling for the return of the drone, which was seized in the South China Sea on Thursday, according to Reuters. Bowditch received no answer from the Chinese on the radio when it said the drones American property, [...]
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