Russian and US warships avoid collision in ‘dangerous’ incident in Mediterranean Sea

A heavily-armed Russian warship and an equally formidable US destroyer engaged in an hour-long game of cat and mouse on 17 June (2016) which could have resulted in potentially deadly consequences, with both countries blaming each other for the incident. The two ships – the USS Gravely and the Russian Neustrashimyy-class frigate, Yaroslav Mudry – are said to have come close to colliding in the incident, which took place in international waters in the eastern Mediterranean.

 

According to the Russian navy, the USS Gravely – which is in the area to protect the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier as part of Operation Inherent Resolve – breached international navigation safety rules by passing across the Russian ship’s course at a range of just 60-70 meters (65-75 yards).

 

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