Two US and Russian warships were about to collide

An American cruiser and a Russian destroyer collided on Friday in the China Sea, according to the armies of both countries. they blamed themselves for the incident.

"Southeast of the East China Sea (…), the USS Chancellorsville cruise suddenly changed course and intercepted the path of the Russian destroyer Almirante Vinogradov to just 50 meters from the ship", said the press service of the Russian Pacific fleet, quoted by Russian news agencies.

"To avoid the collision, the crew of Admiral Vinogradov had to perform an emergency maneuver." A protest message about the American cruiser was issued, stressing "the unacceptable nature of these actions," said the Russian army.

In a statement, the seventh US fleet responded by accusing the Russian ship of perform a "dangerous maneuver" and "unprofessional".

"Chancellorsville was returning to its helicopter en route and at a steady speed when the Russian ship maneuvered" and he was too close to the American cruiser. "This dangerous action forced the Chancellorsville to put their engines at full power and to maneuver to avoid a collision," the statement said.

This incident occurs in a moment of increasing tension between Washington and Moscow, which has resulted in a series of friction between the two countries' armed forces in recent months.

In May, for example, the Pentagon intercepted several Russian military planes as they flew over the coast of Alaska, having already pbaded the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).