Posted on 07/02/2016 2:30:47 PM PDT by rktman
A Russian ship again made a close approach to a U.S. Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea in an encounter that American officials are labeling "unprofessional."
On Thursday, the Russian frigate Yaroslav Mudryy came within 150 yards of the guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto -- two weeks after the same Russian ship came within 315 yards of the American destroyer USS Gravely.
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That was nothing. I was on board a CG once that was practicing unreps - and they needed the practice! That was far more tense than this little game.
Sounds like the Russians mooned them with their shining white snowbunny behinds.
The bottom line is to always keep in mind is that Paint comes in cans, Steel comes in shipyards...
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