USS Decatur. US Navy
ABC News: Chinese warship came within 45 yards of USS Decatur in South China Sea: US
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Decatur had to maneuver to avoid a collision on Sunday after a Chinese warship came within 45 yards of its bow as the American ship transited a disputed island chain in the South China Sea on Sunday, U.S. defense officials said.
The close encounter that the U.S. Navy characterized as "unsafe and unprofessional" comes at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and China.
"At approximately 0830 local time on September 30, a PRC LUYANG destroyer approached USS DECATUR in an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver in the vicinity of Gaven Reef in the South China Sea," said Capt. Charlie Brown, a U.S. Pacific Fleet Spokesman.
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WNU Editor: I am looking forward to the video. And if there was a collision .... coupled with major damage to the USS Decatur .... the trade war with China is going to be the least of everyone's concerns.
