The US and Russian warships came somewhere between 50 feet and 165 feet of each other, according to the two opposing reports, with both sides alleging their ships were forced to perform emergency maneuvers to avoid a collision.
Hong Kong The United States and Russian navies are at odds over an apparent near collision in the Pacific Friday with each side blaming the other.
"A Russian destroyer .... made an unsafe maneuver against USS Chancellorsville, closing to 50-100 feet, putting the safety of her crew and ship at risk," US Navy spokesman Cmdr. Clayton Doss told CNN in a statement."This unsafe action forced Chancellorsville to execute all engines back full and to maneuver to avoid collision," Doss said.The US guided-missile cruiser was traveling in a straight line and trying to recover its helicopter when the incident occurred, he said.
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