US Destroyer Committed ‘Gross Violation’ in Encounter With Russian Ship
SputnikNews.com
28.06.2016
A US destroyer violated international and bilateral agreements by approaching a Russian ship dangerously close this month, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The russian ship was following its course and didn’t violate any international law standards:
“US destroyer Gravely made a close encounter with a Russian warship in the eastern Mediterranean on June 17 at a distance of 60-70 meters [197-229 feet] on the port side and crossed the Yaroslav Mudry’s course along the bow at a dangerous distance of 180 meters [590 feet],” the ministry said.
It brought to the Pentagon’s attention the “gross violation by the Gravely destroyer’s commander and crew” of International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and a similar Russian-US intergovernmental agreement.
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