Navy releases video of close call with Chinese warship in Taiwan Strait

ABC News contributor and former State Department official Steve Ganyard breaks down the rising tensions between the U.S. and China following the near collision.

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[DaddyMac]

Leave it to an ABC analyst to carry water for China.

[drumtwoseven]

*CAN'T DRIVE* ✔️
*CANT FLY* ✔️
*CANT NAVIGATE* ✔️
*CAN'T COMPREHEND* ✔️

[MurphysndLaw]

Also, this dude needs to get off china’s lap.

[LeftINtheDUST.]

People getting mad about why a US ship over there. Keyword: INTERNATIONAL WATERS

[accutronitisthend]

First, International Maritime Law states clearly that the larger vessel (the US Destroyer) has the right of way. This is commonly known as Law of Tonnage. The reason for this is that the larger ship will have more momentum, therefor needing more time to slow down. You can see the same thing in comparing a sedan to a semi. The semi CANNOT stop the same way the sedan can.

Under that same Law, the ship cutting across the bigger vessel is WHOLLY responsible for any damage incurred. It doesn't matter whether it is territorial waters or the open sea.

Second, an 8, 200 ton ship needs a minimum of a quarter mile to come to rest from 15 knots. Cutting across the path at 150 yards is effectively less than a ship length ahead of the US Destroyer. That would be equivalent to cutting someone off on the highway with 5 feet of distance.

Under no circumstances could this be considered professional ship handling. It may have been following orders to a T, but a US Captain that pulled a maneuver like that would most likely be Relieved for Hazarding Their Command, and would lose the trust and support of his crew for unnecessarily risking their lives.

[AuroraColoradoUSA]

That's not "a few yards".

[williamshaw]

Imagine The Chinese navy in the Gulf of Mexico.

We, America, are just a bunch of ignorant bullies.

[hb]

How much is this guy being paid by China to say this?

[bengray]

This never happened with Commander in Chief Trump!

[Chrystoph]

This is what happens when someone with NO qualification, but a self appointed expertise, talks about matters in which they have no experience.

First, International Maritime Law states clearly that the larger vessel (the US Destroyer) has the right of way. This is commonly known as Law of Tonnage. The reason for this is that the larger ship will have more momentum, therefor needing more time to slow down. You can see the same thing in comparing a sedan to a semi. The semi CANNOT stop the same way the sedan can.

Under that same Law, the ship cutting across the bigger vessel is WHOLLY responsible for any damage incurred. It doesn't matter whether it is territorial waters or the open sea.

Second, an 8, 200 ton ship needs a minimum of a quarter mile to come to rest from 15 knots. Cutting across the path at 150 yards is effectively less than a ship length ahead of the US Destroyer. That would be equivalent to cutting someone off on the highway with 5 feet of distance.

Under no circumstances could this be considered professional ship handling. It may have been following orders to a T, but a US Captain that pulled a maneuver like that would most likely be Relieved for Hazarding Their Command, and would lose the trust and support of his crew for unnecessarily risking their lives.

[etsdhaka]

She didn't like that unbiased explanation from the guest 😅

[ey]

Philippines, taiwan, japan, vietnam, malaysia, indonesia are happy US is there

[Airdrifting]

WTF is US warship doing on the other side of pacific showing muscles to a native country? I don't recall seeing Chinese warships patrolling California coast.

[analystanalyst]

Any provocation ignoring the ‘rules of the road’ will be called unprofessional and everyone knows it’s a provocation. Now, the Russian pilot hitting the MQ9 was just plan bad airmanship and he was lucky he didn’t take himself down. His fat vodka belly probably made it tough to pull the stick full back. Now, again, back in 2001 the Chinese pulled another provocation with bad airmanship 70 miles out and their J-8 misjudged his close pass and rammed a US Navy EP-3E, both going down. Well in international airspace, the pilot of the EP-3E had to physically wrestle with the control yoke to bring that plane down in Chinese territory or put it in the sea. A provocation with an unprofessional Chinese pilot who killed himself and potentially the crew of the EP-3E. War with China? What do you think “China 2025” means? Twenty-three years before Mao’s 2048. This is already starting to be a great deal more than the Japanese move on the Pacific Rim in the 30’s.

[jasondeardorff]

Wow! Some actual truthful commentary and not just pro-US defense industry propaganda. This is the information needed for the US and Chinese to understand each other and avoid war.

[thabom]

The US ship is provoking the Chinese ship.

[Shining]

Our 🇺🇲 Navy is playing with 🔥 in China's 🇨🇳 backyard. What the hell are they doing 13, 000 miles away from home? Did the ship's compass 🧭 get broken or what?

[rizdog]

All the Chinese wanted to see, is all the trans sailors 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[LG-gouf]

What were you doing there in the first place?!

[fjinnw]

China was conducting a mission at international water too, so don't complain.