Russian Warship Admiral Vinogradov Threatens To Ram US Warship ‘John McCain’ If It Does Not Leave Russian Waters

The USS John S. McCain

Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine destroyer. © Sergei Orlov/TASS 

RFE: Moscow Says U.S. Destroyer Forced Out Of Russian Waters 

Russia's Defense Ministry says a U.S. Navy destroyer has left Russian waters in the Far East after being warned it might be rammed. 

The ministry said in a statement that the USS John S. McCain ventured 2 kilometers into Russian territorial waters on November 24 in the Peter the Great Gulf, near the eastern Russian port city of Vladivostok, before turning back after receiving a warning from the Admiral Vinogradov vessel. 

"The Pacific Fleet's Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine destroyer used an international communication channel to warn the foreign vessel that such actions were unacceptable and the violator could be driven out of the country's territorial waters in a ramming maneuver. 

After the warning was issued and the Admiral Vinogradov changed its course, the USS John S. McCain destroyer returned to international waters," the statement said. 

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