Russian warship approached the American destroyer USS Farragut in the northern Arabian Sea, According to the press service of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. celebrated, that the incident occurred on the eve of, when the destroyer performed elective surgery.
The US military said, Russian ship that approached the USS Farragut «aggressively». The footage, published in the official account Fifth Fleet Twitter, it is seen, ship USS catches.
US Navy representatives reported, that the crew gave five short beeps, signaling Collision, and demanded to change course. After that the Russian ship left aside. However, the US military claims, he changed course did not immediately.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry accused the crew of USS Farragut in conscious violation of international standards of maritime safety.
«The crew of the Russian warship acted professionally, by taking a maneuver, which will prevent a collision with the vehicle intruder»,
- stressed in the military.
This is not the first such case. In particular, last June, the cruiser USS Chancellorsville USS sharply across the course of the Russian anti-submarine ships «Vinogradov, Admiral», in connection with which BOD crew was forced to make an emergency maneuver.
Washington blamed the incident on the Russian sailors. At the same time in Moscow stressed, that the actions of the American cruiser contrary to the rules of maritime navigation and are frankly provocative.
