Pentagon Says A Russian Warship Got Dangerously Close To A US Destroyer In The Arabian Sea

Daily Mail: Moment Russian warship 'aggressively approaches' a Navy destroyer in the Arabian Sea, coming within just 60 yards of a collision after ignoring five warnings from the US vessel

* A Russian warship got dangerously close to a US destroyer in the Arabian Sea this week, forcing the American vessel to sound off five loud blasts of its horn
* The blasts helped avoid a collision between the two. The US Navy released a statement and video of the nail-biting encounter on Thursday
* A Russian warship is seen in the footage as it 'aggressively approached' the USS Farragut, getting within about 60 yards before altering course
* 'The Russian ship initially refused but ultimately altered course and the two ships opened distance from one another,' the statement said.
* Tensions are high after a December 27 US drone attack killed Quds commander Qassem Soleimani, a key leader in Iran, which fired back with missile strikes

A Russian navy ship 'aggressively approached' a U.S. Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, the US Navy's Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said in a statement on Friday.

The Fifth Fleet said the US destroyer USS Farragut sounded five short blasts and requested the Russian ship alter course.

'The Russian ship initially refused but ultimately altered course and the two ships opened distance from one another,' the statement said.

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WNU Editor: Russia is denying this claim .... Moscow Denies US Claim Russian Ship 'Aggressively Approached' USS Farragut in Arabian Sea (Sputnik).

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