U.S. officials say Russian warship came dangerously close to Navy ship
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By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
Updated 6:15 PM ET, Tue June 28, 2016
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The Russian vessel made repeated passes behind the Gravely within its wake
U.S. officials say they have served noticed on Moscow protesting the incident as unsafe
(CNN)A Russian warship approached within 315 yards of a U.S. Navy warship in the eastern Mediterranean Sea earlier this month in what U.S. officials say was a series of unsafe maneuvers.
The USS Gravely was in the Mediterranean on a routine patrol June 17 to provide protection for the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman as part of Operation Inherent Resolve to counter ISIS. It was approached by the Russian Neustrashimyy-class frigate, according to U.S. officials.
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