Russian Warship ‘Aggressively Approached’ US Destroyer in Arabian Sea: Navy

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Russian Warship ‘Aggressively Approached’ US Destroyer in Arabian Sea: Navy
By: Jack Phillips - The Epoch Times - 01-10-20
Re: https://www.theepochtimes.com/russia...y_3200117.html

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A Russian naval ship "aggressively approached" a U.S. Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, in a dangerous near-collision, authorities said Friday. (US Navy Fifth Fleet)
(Note: two additional video links below - you may want to review)

A Russian warship “aggressively approached” a U.S. Navy destroyer as it operated in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday and ignored warnings from a U.S. vessel and risked getting into an accident, according to a statement from the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

“On Thursday, Jan. 9, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut was aggressively approached by a Russian Navy ship,” the Fifth Fleet wrote in a statement.

“Farragut 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. The Russian ship initially refused but ultimately altered course,” the statement said, adding: “While the Russian ship took action, the initial delay in complying with international rules while it was making an aggressive approach increased the risk of collision.”

1st video link: https://twitter.com/i/status/1215658745205796864
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On Thursday, Jan. 9, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut (DDG 99) was aggressively approached by a Russian Navy ship.

In another statement, the Navy said the Russian ship eventually turned around.

“The Russian ship initially refused but ultimately altered course and the two ships opened distance from one another. While the Russian ship took action, the initial delay in complying with international rules while it was making an aggressive approach increased the risk of collision. The U.S. Navy continues to remain vigilant and is trained to act in a professional manner,” the Navy wrote.

Two videos posted by the Navy showed the purported Russian ship traveling quite close to the Fifth Fleet’s vessel.

According to CNN, the Navy said the Farragut is part of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier group. It is tasked with intercepting potential enemy ships so they won’t get close to the carrier.

The incident is another example of close encounters between Russian and U.S. military forces that American officials have described as reckless.

Thursday’s encounter comes about seven months after another incident in the Pacific Ocean when U.S. and Russian ships came close to one another. U.S. officials said it had to perform an emergency maneuver to avoid crashing.

In August, Russia confirmed it flew nuclear-capable bombers to a region close to Alaska as part of a training routine.

“Two strategic missile carriers Tu-160 of the Russian Aerospace Forces made a non-stop flight from a base point to the Anadyr airfield,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Twitter at the time. “The flight duration was more than eight hours, during which time the crews covered more than 6 thousand kilometers.”

2nd video link: https://twitter.com/i/status/1215658818882998272
Farragut 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.

3rd video link: https://twitter.com/US5thFleet
On Thursday, Jan. 9, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut (DDG 99) was aggressively approached by a Russian Navy ship.

In International Water(s): Sometimes these are the games some international officer's like to play. It's like a game of chicken and the worse and most dangerous types of all.

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Personal note: When I was in we would be at sea and every now and then we'd get a Battle Station call - where aircraft (other than ours) were on course for our ship. Carrier's would launch "Bear Cats" (ready birds) to go up and deter their current course. These would not happen often - but in a war zone you take no chances. (Cat Birds would take photos of the incoming aircraft most of them were long range Russian Bomber's tracking ships in the area.

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