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Russia Accuses US Warship of Close Call in East China Sea

by Reuters

   MOSCOW --

   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.