“Chancellorsville suddenly changed its course and crossed the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer’s course some 50 meters away from the ship. Russian and US warships almost collide in East China Sea https://t.co/ymeV2ivJ90 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 7, 2019That version of events was rejected by the US Navy, which said the behaviour of the Russian ship had been "unsafe and unprofessional." "While operating in the Philippine Sea, a Russian Destroyer...made an unsafe manoeuvre against USS Chancellorsville," US Seventh Fleet spokesman Commander Clayton Doss said. "This unsafe action forced Chancellorsville to execute all engines back full and to maneuver to avoid collision." The incident comes days after Washington and Moscow sparred over an allegedly unsafe spy plane intercept by a Russian fighter jet near Syria.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 07, 2019 13:18 UTC