Tango01 | 10 Jan 2020 1:11 p.m. PST |
,,,vessel in Arabian Sea "A Russian warship "aggressively approached" a U.S. Naval destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, Navy officials said Friday.
"While conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut was aggressively approached by a Russian Navy ship," the Navy's Fifth Fleet, which heads naval operations in the Middle East, said in a statement…" link Main page link
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15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 10 Jan 2020 2:48 p.m. PST |
Who's to say the American ship had the right-of-way? Maybe the US ship approached the path of the Russian ship expecting it to move. |
jdginaz | 10 Jan 2020 4:56 p.m. PST |
Not enough info in the article on exactly what happened but there are international conventions on who has the right of way in most situations. The fact that the Russian ship ignored the warnings lends credibility to the it being a deliberate act of intimidation . |
USAFpilot | 10 Jan 2020 5:18 p.m. PST |
Who's to say the American ship had the right-of-way? The Captain and crew of the American ship. Also any member of our armed forces who have seen this behavior from the Russians before, which is not unusual for them. |
pzivh43 | 10 Jan 2020 5:27 p.m. PST |
It's hard to tell from the video. If the Russian ship was overtaking the US ship, then the Russian had the obligation to stay out of the US ship's way, according to the International Rules of the Road (to which both the US and Russian signed, last time I checked. |
Bigby Wolf | 10 Jan 2020 6:11 p.m. PST |
There's some really good footage available now, and I'd have to say the Russians were definitely "playing" with the US ship. As in, like really pushing things to the limit. But it's kind of what we should be expecting from Russia nowadays. However, US SWOs will soon be getting issued brand new black leather jackets to combat such subversive behaviour! So, at ease! |
Bigby Wolf | 10 Jan 2020 9:17 p.m. PST |
BTW, I'm really not lying: link Personally, I think they look CasF!
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Bigby Wolf | 10 Jan 2020 9:19 p.m. PST |
And will doubtless soon be available on various Japanese websites in superior quality! (because that's what they do …) At leat I hope so, because I really want one! |
Thresher01 | 10 Jan 2020 9:42 p.m. PST |
Nothing an errant depth charge or three, or other things can't solve. |
Bigby Wolf | 10 Jan 2020 9:51 p.m. PST |
Well, I wanted to create a new post for this, but couldn't find a way? So, Iran has admitted to having shot down the Ukranian plane. … which I guess doesn't really come as a surprise to anyone … but the fact (and speed) of the admittal is very interesting: link |
kiltboy | 11 Jan 2020 9:29 a.m. PST |
The Russian vessel was to the rear of the US vessel. Rules of the navigation say that the vessel approaching from the rear has to yield right of way to the vessel ahead. |
Tango01 | 11 Jan 2020 12:13 p.m. PST |
It's not the first time that a Airline Plane is down by somebody with rockets… One of the pleasures of fly in the XXI Century…
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ochoin | 11 Jan 2020 2:28 p.m. PST |
It seems as if the US navy acted in a professional and calm manner. Plaudits to the captain & crew of the Farragut. |
Lion in the Stars | 13 Jan 2020 4:03 p.m. PST |
The Russian vessel was to the rear of the US vessel. Rules of the navigation say that the vessel approaching from the rear has to yield right of way to the vessel ahead. While true, this type of behavior has typified US-Russian naval interactions since 1945. |