U.S. officials say Russian warship came dangerously close to Navy ship

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Source: CNN

A Russian warship approached within 315 yards of a U.S. Navy warship in the eastern Mediterranean Sea earlier this month in what U.S. officials say was a series of unsafe maneuvers.

The USS Gravely was in the Mediterranean on a routine patrol June 17 to provide protection for the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman as part of Operation Inherent Resolve to counter ISIS. It was approached by the Russian Neustrashimyy-class frigate, according to U.S. officials.

The Russian vessel made repeated passes behind the Gravely within its wake. At one point, the Russian ship pointed toward the Truman, the officials said. The Gravely eventually accelerated speed and moved ahead, with the Russian ship still following it before breaking off.

"As Gravely changed course and speed, the Neustrashimyy also changed course and speed. The maneuvering demonstrates that the Neustrashimyy was not in fact restricted in her ability to maneuver, and was thus intentionally displaying a false international signal," a U.S. defense official said.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/28/politics/russian-warship-us-navy/

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From Sputnik...

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Russians may be looking for a war.

[Igel]

2. Or trying to live up to the ship's name.

Dauntless. (Or fearless. Neustrashimyy means &quot the one) that cannot be terrified".)

[Cayenne]

3. They are prepared

My bet is Turkey throws the first blow.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. Way too many sabres being rattled in that region.

[Eugene]

5. U.S. says Russian ship raised false signal in incident

Source: Reuters

World | Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:33pm EDT

U.S. says Russian ship raised false signal in incident

BERLIN | BY ANDREA SHALAL

The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of deliberately displaying the wrong naval signals and interfering with a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea, in the latest salvo about a June incident that both countries blame on each other.

Captain Danny Hernandez, spokesman for U.S. European Command, said the Russian warship Neustrashimy (FF 777) conducted unsafe and unprofessional maritime maneuvers, which could have led to miscalculation, injury or even death.

A number of Cold War-style incidents have occurred at sea and in the air in recent months, with the militaries of Russia and the United States accusing each other of dangerous actions in international waters and airspace.

"This most recent incident comes on the heels of other unsafe air and naval incidents on the part of the Russian military," Hernandez said in a statement to Reuters.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-navy-idUSKCN0ZG01L