The American destroyer acted in accordance with international law and custom, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement released after the incident with a US warship in the Sea of Japan.
The Russian Udaloy-class ship approached the Chafee within 65 yards and the interaction was safe and professional, the US Pacific Fleet noted.
“The statement of the Russian side regarding the interaction of the two ships of the naval forces does not correspond to reality. The interaction was safe and professional”, the US Navy said in a statement.
We will remind, earlier News Front reported that the Russian ship “Admiral Tributs” ousted the American destroyer Chafee from the zone of unacceptable proximity to the sea border with the Russian Federation.