S NavysaysitsoundedtheInternationalMaritimesignalforcollisiondangerandasktheRussianshiptochangeitscourse, butthatbecauseitdelayedfollowingtherules, theRussianshipincreasedthechancesof a collisionbeforeeventuallyturningaway. 9
Russiadisagreeswiththatsummary. 10
ItsaystheAmericanwarshipbrokeinternationalrulesbymaking a movethatcrossedtheRussianshipscourseandthatitwastheRussianshipthatpreventedthecollisionbymaneuveringaway. 11
There'vebeen a numberofmilitaryincidentsthatAmericanofficialshavecalledunsafeorprovocative. 18
A reporterfromNationalPublicRadiodescribedthemascatandmousegamesbetweentheUSandRussiathatwerecommonduringtheColdWar. 19
ThelatestnearmissintheArabianSeacamein a bodyofwaterwherethere's a lotofmaritimetrafficandwhere a largeamountoftheworld's crudeoilpassesthroughTheo. 20