Wake Curving News Today

And as the ship reacts to that order, as the propellers shift direction the whole ship is going to shudder. >> reporter: while the russians blame the u.s. for the incident this photo from above contradicts that according to navy officials who say the wake curving behind the russian ship from the left could only be created from a steep turn at high speed. acting defense secretary patrick shanahan saying he will protest the incident to moscow. >> unsafe, unprofessional acts certainly put our men a...

A helicopter on its deck, giving it even less maneuverability than usual. >> you have to be on a set course and a set speed so that the winds across the deck are safe for the helicopter to land. >> reporter: boxed in, the captain performs an emergency maneuver, called an all engines back full. >> youre basically throwing that ship into reverse while its moving forward at 15 to 18 miles an hour would be my guess. its 10,000 tons of metal moving through the water. its not going to stop quickly. an...

American sailors recording the latest potentially deadly provocation by the russian military. the incident taking place in international waters in the philippine sea, just south of the japanese island of okinawa. the russian action came as the u.s. cruiser was trying to land a helicopter on its deck, giving it even less maneuverability than usual. >> you have to be on a set course and a set speed to the winds across the deck are safe for the helicopter to land. >> reporter: boxed in, the captain...