Russian navy ship 'aggressively approached' U.S. destroyer in Arabian Sea - U.S. Navy

[spidermike007]

On 1/11/2020 at 1:00 PM, Enoon said:

 

This already been said, but in a way that has confused at least one reader (persistent confusion, giggles and "sadness" not uncommon from several "notable" readers) so:

 

Looking at the wakes of those vessels it would appear that the Russian ship was on the starboard side of the US ship and the vessels were on converging/crossing courses:

 

"Crossing situations

When two power-driven vessels are crossing, the vessel which has the other on the starboard side must give way and avoid crossing ahead of her."

 

And that the US ship was also traveling faster (overtaking):

 

"Overtaking

 ... ... an overtaking vessel must keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken."

 

Not immediately apparent why the US ship thought that it could/should have honked its horn (like a yabba crazed Thai driver with a gun under his seat) to demand that Ivan moved over.

 

On the face of it, it appears that the US ship was doubly at fault.

 

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ...

 

 

 

Add to that the fact that nearly any information coming from the US govt. these days is highly suspect and needs independent verification. They are perhaps only slightly more honest and reliable than the Chicoms or North Korea. 

[Happy Grumpy]

The Arabian coast? That's half the World away from that small country America.

 

What on Earth is an American navy ship doing there?

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