The US military has issued a general warning to other nations for vessels to stay at least 100 meters away from US warships, lest they be potentially interpreted as posing a danger to the ship.
In a Tuesday notice to mariners, the Pentagon advised “all vessels to maintain a safe distance of at least 100 meters from US naval vessels in international waters/straits.”
Reuters noted that an unnamed US official said the notice was not a change in the US military’s rules of engagement.
The comments come after an April incident in which US President Donald Trump gave US warships orders to destroy Iranian ships that sail too close to them.
In another incident in 2018, the Chinese destroyer Luyang sailed to within 45 meters of the US Navy destroyer USS Decatur, which Beijing claimed had crossed into Chinese territorial waters in the South China Sea.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
