Defense Ministry commented on the report of the American TV channel CNN that, that the destroyer of the US Navy “He made a pass in the vicinity of the Peter the Great Bay near Vladivostok”. The Russian Defense Ministry said, that the American ship was following under the control of a large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Tributs” and naval aircraft.
USS McCampbell (DDG 85)
The Defense Ministry stressed, that the American destroyer did not approach Russian territorial waters closer, than 100 kilometers. Major General Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, noted, that the destroyer was under the control of Russian aviation and Russian BOD “Admiral Tributs”.
If the crew of an American destroyer and “demonstrated” anything, then this is his unsuccessful attempt at maximum speed to escape from the accompanying forces of the Pacific Fleet. Currently, McCampbell crew “demonstrates” his courage at a distance of more 400 kilometers from the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the central part of the Sea of Japan
Earlier, the American television channel CNN said, that the missile destroyer McCampbell passed in close proximity to the base of the Russian Pacific Fleet, thereby “challenging Russia's excessive maritime claims”. According to CNN, the appearance of a missile destroyer of the US Navy in the Vladivostok area “sober up the Russians”.
USS McCampbell - URO-type missile destroyer “Arly Burke”. Normal displacement - 6950 t. Maximum speed - 32 host. Cruising range - about 5000 nautical miles. crew - 380 human, including 32 officer. Armed with cruise missiles “Tomahawk”.
