Two US Navy warships were forced into an evasive maneuver to avoid a head-on collision in San Diego Bay, video shows.
The nail-biting video shows the moment the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen approaches the landing ship USS Harper’s Ferry. The ships appear to be heading straight for each other before the 544-foot USS Momsen makes a sharp turn into port, or to the left, to avoid the larger 610-foot USS Harper’s Ferry.
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An investigation is underway after two US Navy warships nearly collided in San Diego Bay Tuesday morning.
(@SanDiegoWebCam via Twitter)
The incident took place in a narrow section of the channel between Point Loma Naval Base and Naval Air Station North.
(@SanDiegoWebCam via Twitter)
The boats glide past each other without incident or injury to any of the passengers on board. The near collision took place in a narrow section of the channel between Point Loma Naval Base and Naval Air Station North.
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Authorities did not confirm precisely what time the incident occurred Tuesday, but a video of the encounter was posted to Twitter around 10:30 a.m. PST by the San Diego Webcam Twitter account.
“Warship Chicken in San Diego Bay,” the caption reads.
Two US Navy ships narrowly avoided colliding while sailing through California’s San Diego Bay.
(@SanDiegoWebCam via Twitter)
San Diego Bay is home to one of the largest US naval bases and home to more than 24,000 military personnel and more than 10,000 civilians.
USS Harper’s Ferry is based in San Diego, California, and USS Momsen is stationed in Everett, Washington.
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US Navy officials did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
