Outrageous_Dot6735 t1_iuj3orj wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:38 PM

Reply to comment by piercet_3dPrint in U.N. says it agreed with Turkey, Ukraine on plan to move 16 vessels under Black Sea grain deal by alumidi

It's Turkish waters so they can refuse passage.

piercet_3dPrint t1_iuj6pmd wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:58 PM

It's a strait, they would normally be unable to refuse passage to a ship transiting from one location to the other in convention with normal international navigation law. China considers the Taiwan strait to be theirs, we drive through that all the time to annoy them anyways. https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2943&context=ils#:~:text=Straits%20used%20for%20International%20Navigation,of%20the%20high%20seas%2FEEZ.

SeaworthinessFew2418 t1_iuk2mov wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:44 PM

Yes but the straight of Taiwan is hundreds of miles wide. The Bosporus straight is like 1 km wide at its thinnest, and passes right through one of turkeys biggest cities. It's more like the Hudson River, and letting another nations warships pass right past the statue of liberty... If you don't have permission it's gonna be a serious problem.