Impeccable's

When the Impeccable asked for a safe path out of the area, two boats cut it off and forced an emergency stop, and the Navy says the Chinese sailors dropped pieces of wood in the Impeccable's path.

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When the "Impeccable" asked for a safe path out of the area, two boats cut it off and forced an emergency stop, and the Navy says the Chinese sailors dropped pieces of wood in the Impeccable's path.

CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2009 2009

It even dropped pieces of wood in the water to try to block the Impeccable's path.

CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2009 2009

The Impeccable's crew turned its fire hoses on one boat, causing the Chinese crew members to strip off their wet clothes down to their underwear and close to within 25 feet, the Pentagon said.

U.S. Says China Harassed Naval Ship 2009

Crew members hurled chunks of wood into the Impeccable's path and used poles to try to snare its acoustic equipment.

China, Friend or Foe? 2009

When the Impeccable asked for a safe path out of the area, two boats cut it off and forced an emergency stop, and the Navy says the Chinese sailors dropped pieces of wood in the Impeccable's path.

CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2009 2009

But shortly afterward, two of the Chinese ships stopped directly ahead of the Impeccable, forcing it to an emergency stop to avoid collision because the Chinese had dropped pieces of wood in the water directly in front of Impeccable's path.

Archive 2009-03-01 Michael Turton 2009

But shortly afterward, two of the Chinese ships stopped directly ahead of the Impeccable, forcing it to an emergency stop to avoid collision because the Chinese had dropped pieces of wood in the water directly in front of Impeccable's path.

China Plays Chicken With US Forces, Again Michael Turton 2009

When the Impeccable asked for a safe path out of the area, two boats cut it off and forced an emergency stop and the Navy says the Chinese sailors dropped pieces of wood in the Impeccable's path.

CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2009 2009

And the Navy says the Chinese sailors dropped pieces of wood in the Impeccable's path.

CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2009 2009