A webcam overlooking San Diego Bay has captured an apparent near collision between U.S. warships whose crews had to deploy evasive maneuvers.
San Diego Web Cam jokingly described the scene as “Warship Chicken” as the ships seemed to be on course for a head-on strike. (See footage below.)
The Navy, however, is investigating Tuesday’s incident involving the guided-missile destroyer, Momsen, and the landing ship Harpers Ferry, according to the Navy Times.
Warship Chicken in San Diego Bay USS Momsen (DDG-92) & USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) pic.twitter.com/476AajfjNE
— San Diego Web Cam (@SanDiegoWebCam) November 29, 2022
In the footage, crewmen from both ships are heard informing each other that they veering to port, or left, to eliminate the threat of a collision.
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San Diego Web Cam explained via Twitter that the depiction of the incident is accurate but the video and audio “are not in sync,” so it remains unclear how close the ships were to each other before the audio communication.
“We employ measures to protect our military service members, some you see and some you don’t,” San Diego Web Cam stated. “ In this case, audio was delayed more than video.”
–Image courtesy of ©San Diego Web Cam
