US Navy videos show Russian warship 'aggressively' approaching a US destroyer
A Russian naval vessel"aggressively approached" a US Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, the US Navy said in a statement.
The USS Farragut, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer,"sounded five short blasts, the international maritime signal for danger of a collision, and requested the Russian ship alter course in accordance with international rules of the road," Cmdr. Joshua Frey, a 5th Fleet spokesman, said in a statement.The US Navy said the Russian ship initially refused but ultimately changed course.
CNN, citing two defense officials, reported that the Russian ship, a surveillance and intelligence-collection vessel, came within 180 feet of the US destroyer before changing course.The Farragut is part of the USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group, according to CNN, and responsible for intercepting threats to the aircraft carrier.
Story continuesLast year, the US faced a similar situation with a Russian warship in the Pacific Ocean.In June, a Russian destroyer sailed within 100 feet of the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chancellorsville in what the Navy called an"unsafe and unprofessional" incident.
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