Russian and US warships almost collide

Published June 7, 2019 11:29am ET



A Russian warship nearly collided with a U.S. guided missile cruiser in the Pacific.

According to U.S. Navy spokesman Cmdr. Clayton Doss, the Russian destroyer was just feet away from smashing into the U.S. ship Friday. Doss called the action “unsafe and unprofessional.”

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