Russia Accuses US Warship of Close Call in East China Sea

The U.S. Navy's USS Chancellorsville guided missile cruiser is seen anchored during a joint port visit with the USS Ronald Reagan in Hong Kong, Nov. 21, 2018.

Russia’s Pacific Fleet on Friday accused a U.S. warship of nearly causing a collision with a Russian military vessel in the East China Sea because of what it called dangerous maneuvering, Russian news agencies reported.

The Russian Navy was cited as saying that the USS Chancellorsville, a guided-missile cruiser, had come within just 50 meters of the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov, which had been forced to take emergency action to avoid a collision.