'There is a time for war, and a time for sunbathing.' Retired Russian admiral defends Russian sailors sunbathing during close call with U.S. warship.
Video of a Russian destroyer coming within about 20 yards of a U.S. warship last Friday showed more than just a close encounter between great powers in the Philippine Sea. Close observers of the video quickly spotted what appeared to be Russian sailors sunbathing on the destroyer's helicopter pad on the ship's stern.
A retired Russian admiral argued Monday that the Russian sailors had every right to sunbathe because the ship wasn't at war. Even Russian news outlets have highlighted the presence of the shirtless sailors during the close encounter with the Russia-funded international channel RT describing Russian sailors as"SUNBATHING"in capital letters in a headline.
One naval analyst speculated it's possible that the sunbathing sailors on the helicopter deck were not aware of what the Vinogradov was about to do in the vicinity of the USS Chancellorsville. Bray recalled that during the Cold War, military bearing was lacking aboard Soviet spy ships that would shadow U.S. Navy ships at close range for hours or days, sometimes within a distance of 1,000 yards..
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