More Details Emerge On This Weekends Multiple Passes By A Russian Fighter Jet Near A U.S. Navy Destroyer In The Black Sea

Russian Fighter Jet Ignored Warnings And 'Provocatively' Passed U.S. Navy Destroyer In Black Sea For 90 Minutes, Getting As Close As 1,000 Yards -- Daily Mail

* Russian Fencer made 12 passes over the USS Donald Cook on Saturday
* U.S. warship issued several radio queries but the jet didn't respond
* Action has been described as 'provocative and unprofessional'

A Russian fighter jet made multiple, close-range passes near an American warship in the Black Sea for more than 90 minutes amid escalating tensions in the region, it was claimed today.

The Russian Fencer made 12 passes and flew within 1,000 yards (900 meters) of the USS Donald Cook Navy destroyer on Saturday, U.S. military officials claim.

The U.S. warship issued several radio queries and warnings using international emergency circuits but the Russian aircraft, which was flying at about 500 feet (150 meters) above sea level, did not respond.

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More News On This Weekends Multiple Passes By A Russian Fighter Jet Near A U.S. Navy Destroyer In The Black Sea

Pentagon: Russian attack aircraft made "provocative and unprofessional" passes near American destroyer in Black Sea -- UPI
Pentagon Condemns 'Provocative' Russian Military Action Against US Navy Ship -- Defense News
Pentagon: Russian fighter flies provocatively close to USS Donald Cook -- Stars and Stripes
Russian Attack Plane Buzzes U.S. Warship in Black Sea -- WSJ
Russian Jet Makes Multiple Passes by US Destroyer -- Military.com
Russian Attack Jet Repeatedly Overflies U.S. Warship In Black Sea -- NPR
Russian jet makes "provocative and unprofessional" pass at USS Donald Cook -- CBS
Russian jet passes at close range over US warship in Black Sea -- FOX News
Russian Fencer jet makes 'provocative' pass near US warship -- Christian Science Monitor
US: Russian jet made close-range passes -- Al Jazeera
'Top Gun' II? Russian Jet Buzzes Navy Ship -- US News and World Report
Russian Fighter Jet in 'Provocative' Close-Range Passes over US Warship -- IBTimes
Russian fighter jet makes multiple passes near US navy ship -- CCTV
Russian Fencer Su-24 makes repeated fly-bys near U.S. Navy destroyer -- Guns.com
Russian jet's passes near U.S. ship in Black Sea 'provocative' -Pentagon -- Reuters
Pentagon issues angry response after Russian jet buzzes US Navy ship -- Al Jazeera

My Comment: I would love to see the video of this incident .... from the ship's point of view and from inside the Russian fighter jet. But I suspect that I will have to wait a long time before such a release ever happens.