Russian officials on social media channels have said the incident occurred in the South China Sea. The incident occurred about 350 miles east of Taiwan and 200 miles southwest Okinawa, Japan in the Philippine Sea, according to information provided by the Navy. “In order to prevent a collision, the Admiral Vinogradov’s crew was forced to conduct an emergency maneuver.” cruiser Chancellorsville suddenly changed its course and crossed the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer’s course some 50 meters away from the ship,” read the statement from the Russian military. The statement from 7th Fleets follows reports in the Russian state-controlled press that Chancellorsville had in fact cut in front of the ship they identified as Admiral Vinogradov. “We consider Russia’s actions during this interaction as unsafe and unprofessional and not in accordance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS), ‘Rules of the Road,’ and internationally recognized maritime customs.”
This unsafe action forced Chancellorsville to execute all engines back full and to maneuver to avoid collision,” read the statement. “While Chancellorsville was recovering its helicopter on a steady course and speed when the Russian ship DD572 maneuvered from behind and to the right of Chancellorsville accelerated and closed to an unsafe distance of ~50-100 feet.
USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) was attempting to recover a helicopter when it was approached by a Udaloy-class destroyer, according to a Friday statement from 7th Fleet. Navy is calling, “unsafe and unprofessional.” cruiser operating in the Western Pacific in an incident the U.S. A Russian destroyer came within 100 feet of a U.S.
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