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(CNN) - A Russian warship "aggressively approached" a US Navy aircraft carrier. while operating in the North Arabian Sea this Thursday, ignoring warnings from the US vessel and increasing the risk of collision, the US Navy said Friday.
"On Thursday, January 9, while conducting routine operations in the North Sea of Arabia, a Russian Navy ship aggressively approached the USS Farragut," the Fifth Fleet of the US Navy said in a statement, which oversees naval operations in the Middle East.
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“The Farragut sounded five short explosions, the international maritime collision danger signal, and requested that the Russian ship change course in accordance with the international rules of the road. The Russian ship initially refused but finally changed course, "the statement said, adding that" although the Russian ship took action, the initial delay in complying with international standards while having an aggressive approach increased the risk of collision. "
A U.S. Navy official UU. He says that the USS Farragut is part of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier group and that Farragut has the task of intercepting possible enemy ships to prevent them from approaching the aircraft carrier.
Two defense officials said the Russian ship approached 54 meters from the American ship and that there was bridge-to-bridge communication between the two warships. The Russian ship was a surveillance and intelligence ship according to a defense official, who added that it was the Russian ship Ivan Khurs.
In June, the US Navy UU. He accused a Russian warship of acting unsafely when approaching 30 meters from the USS Chancellorsville, forcing the US ship to perform an emergency maneuver to avoid a collision.