U.S. Navy, Russian close call: Video appears to show Russian sailors sunning on deck as ships have near collision

Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in the East China Sea on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behavior. Russia’s Pacific Fleet said that the USS Chancellorsville, a guided-missile cruiser, had come within just 50 metres of the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov which had been forced to take emergency action to avoid a collision, Russian news agencies reported.

• U.S., Russia accuse each other of unsafe actions after near-collision of warships