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Dramatic video footage captured two U.S. Navy warships nearly colliding in San Diego Bay on Tuesday morning.
The $1.8bn Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Momsen can be seen on a head-on collision course with the $324m dock-landing ship Harper's Ferry.
But at the very last minute the Momsen made a sharp turn to the left - port - to avoid a collision.
Harper's Ferry was leaving Naval Base Point Loma while the Momsen was entering it.
'Both ships maneuvered to safety,' Lt. Samuel Boyle told The San Diego Tribune. 'There were no injuries or damage to the ship as a result of those maneuvers.'
The Momsen's home port is Everett, Washington - while Harper's Ferry docks in San Diego.
An investigation by the Navy is currently underway.
Two US Navy ships with sailors almost crashed while in between two major military bases in San Diego on Tuesday morning
Footage showed the moment the 544-foot guided-missile destroyer Momsen and the 610-foot dock-landing ship Harper's Ferry headed toward each other
