Reuters: U.S. and Russia blame each other for near collision in East China Sea
MOSCOW/TOKYO (Reuters) - Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in the East China Sea on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behavior.
Russia’s Pacific Fleet said that the USS Chancellorsville, a guided-missile cruiser, had come within just 50 meters (165 feet) of the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov which had been forced to take emergency action to avoid a collision, Russian news agencies reported.
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WNU Editor: The Russians are blaming the U.S. .... Russia slams US Navy for ‘unacceptable’ behavior after warships’ near-miss in East China Sea (RT). More here .... Russia Accuses US Destroyer of Creating Dangerous Situation For Its Ship in South China Sea (Sputnik), and here .... US cruiser impeded Russian warship’s passage in East China Sea (TASS). From this image (see here) it looks like both ships were approaching each other and both made the decision to not be the first one to move.
More News On Today's Near Collision Between U.S. And Russian Warships
US, Russia blame each other in near-collision of warships -- AP
Russian and US warships almost collide in East China Sea -- BBC
Navy: Russian Destroyer Put U.S. Cruiser at Risk with ‘Unsafe’ Maneuver -- USNI News
US and Russian warships come within 100 feet of each other, narrowly avoid collision, Navy says -- Stars and Stripes
US and Russian warships almost collide in Philippine Sea -- FOX News
Shocking photos show Russian destroyer playing a dangerous game of chicken with a US warship -- Business Insider
Russian Destroyer Almost Collided With Cruiser, Says U.S. Navy -- RFE
U.S. And Russian Ships Almost Collide In Philippine Sea -- NPR
9 comments:
No Balls Shoot already .
says macho man who sit before tv screen with bottle of beer
Well, the video shows that the cannon was not pointing in direction of the US ship. That's at least something.
one mistake by a rookie captain though - e.g. giving the order to point the cannon in the direction of the US ship - could lead to a more serious confrontation though..
Did they narrowly avoid hitting each other, or, narrowly missed hitting each other?
Judging by the wakes of both ships it appears the Russian ship has sped up as it closed with the American ship. It also appears the Russian ship has done a bit of zig-zag just before the acceleration.
Nonetheless this appears to this landlubber to be aggression on the part of the Admiral Vinogradov.
If you look carefully the American Cruiser was landing a helo, and couldn't move. It looks like the Russkie was trying to hurt or kill the pilot, IMO.
Wonder how the Aegis fared?
Overtaking ship has right of way...
Warships have been doing this for as long as there's been navies. Its typical Soviet style harassment. The Russians know for a fact that the Americans will yield rather than get into a paint scrape with a Russian destroyer. The Americans know the Russians are drunk/stupid enough to not care if they bump into them.
Its annoying and moronic, but not an act of war. The Russians had a belly laugh - sunbathing and gundecking as they sailed past.
/Heroes of the Motherland.
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