Amazonas incident
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Amazonas incident | |||||||
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Part of the Second Cold War | |||||||
Video recording of the attack on the Amazonas from the deck of the escorting partner F Defensora | |||||||
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Participants | |||||||
United Commonwealth United People's Committees |
Brazil CAS | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
President Daniel Muir General Secretary Naomi Obernolte Capt. Randolph Williamson | Capt. Raimundo Abril | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 Cruiser • CCS Evansville |
1 Corvette • Amazonas | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 injured |
92 killed 28 captured |
The Amazonas incident is an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the United Commonwealth and Brazil over the sinking of the Brazilian ship Amazonas by the CCS Evansville on December 12, 2021 off the coast of the United People's Committees. It is currently disputed where the ship was located, with the United Commonwealth claiming it was within territorial waters of the Andes and the Brazilian government claiming the Amazonas was in international waters at the tripoint of the martime borders of Trinidad and Tobago, the Andes and international waters.
According to the United Commonwealth and the United People's Committees, the naval vessel was sunk because the Amazonas violated Andean waters by entering and reentering it, and rammed into the CSS Evansville.
The Imperial Brazilian Navy denied the vessel ever entered Andean waters and that it was sunk on international waters.
The United Commonwealth was condemned by the the Conference of American States (CAS) for its actions, while the Organization for Mutual Economic Assistance and Development (OMEAD) condemned Brazil for its military developments in the Atlantic Ocean.
Amazonas
Prelude to attack
Attack on the Amazonas
International response
See also
- Start-class articles
- Altverse II
- Current events
- 2021 in military history
- Aerial operations and battles
- Combat incidents
- 2021 in Brazil
- 2021 in Trinidad and Tobago
- 2021 in the United Commonwealth
- 2021 in the United People's Committees
- International maritime incidents
- Brazil−United Commonwealth relations
- Brazil−United People's Committees relations
- United Commonwealth−United People's Committees relations
- Maritime incidents in 2021
- December 2021 events in South America