Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Near-collision of US warship and 'aggressive' Chinese Destroyer in South China Sea



Near-collision of US warship and 'aggressive' Chinese Destroyer in South China Sea captured in photos


By Defence reporter Andrew Greene


A grainy black-and-white photograph shows two warships approaching each other in open sea.


IMAGEUSS Decatur (left) and a Chinese Destroyer (right) were pictured in the South China Sea.(Supplied: US Navy Via GCaptain)
Leaked US Navy images have captured the dramatic moment a Chinese warship came perilously close to an American destroyer as it conducted a "freedom of navigation" patrol in the South China Sea.

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