According to the
Russian Defense Ministry, unprofessional actions by the US destroyer crew
"are an intentional violation of international regulations of safety of
navigation"
MOSCOW, January 11.
/TASS/. The US destroyer crossed traffic lane of the Russian Navy ship in the
Arabian Sea, as the American crew was acting unprofessionally, the Russian
Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The Defense Ministry
pointed out that the 1972 Convention on the International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea defines that "when two power-driven vessels
are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other
on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way."
"Therefore, on
January 9, 2020 the US Navy destroyer, which was on the left from the traffic
lane of the Russian Navy ship sailing ahead, grossly violated the international
regulations for preventing collisions at sea, by maneuvering to cross its
course," the Defense Ministry said.
According to the
Russian Defense Ministry, unprofessional actions by the US destroyer crew
"are an intentional violation of international regulations of safety of
navigation."
Along with this,
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the US Fifth Fleet’s statement that a Russian
Navy ship "aggressively approached" USS Farragut is not true.
"A widely
publicized statement by representatives of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet that a
Russian Navy ship allegedly ‘aggressively approached’ USS Farragut destroyer in
the Arabian Sea is not true," the statement said.
The Russian Defense
Ministry pointed out that "the crew of a Russian naval ship acted
professionally making a maneuver which made it possible to prevent collision
with the intruder ship." The fact was filmed by onboard cameras of the US
Navy Fifth Fleet’s destroyer posted on Twitter, according to the Russian
Defense Ministry.
Earlier, the US Fifth
Fleet released a statement accusing the Russian warship of "aggressively
approaching" USS Farragut. Footage showing the Ivan Hurs, a Russian
Project 18280-class intelligence-gathering vessel, was attached to the post.
Source: ITAR-TASS
11-01-2020
