The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement this morning reporting that the Russian Pacific Fleet’s Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine destroyer warned the U.S. Navy’s USS John S. McCain guided missile destroyer to get out of Russian territorial waters in the Peter the Great Bay, which opens into the Sea of Japan, after the U.S. destroyer had passed Russia’s maritime boundary by 2 kilometers.
“The Pacific Fleet’s Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine destroyer used an international communication channel to warn the foreign vessel that such actions were unacceptable and the violator could be driven out of the country’s territorial waters in a ramming maneuver,” the Russian statement said, reported TASS. “After the warming was issued and the Admiral Vinogradov changed its course, the USS John S. McCain destroyer returned to international waters.”
