Posted on 03/26/2006 4:07:04 AM PST by stm
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship in the Persian Gulf off Iraq, slightly injuring four people, the Navy said Sunday.
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She is a beautiful vessel...
I remember our own Captain being keel-hailed when the Enterprise ran aground in Tokyo Bay (c. 1986, if I recall correctly). Even though it was the fault of the Japanese harbor pilots aboard, he's still the Captain and responsible for everything good, bad or indifferent.
In this case, however, I believe that the international incident (nuclear-powered, nuclear armed ship running aground in Green Japan), carried far more weight in the consideration of the circumstances.
Excuse me, "Keel-HAULED"...Must remember to actually have coffee BEFORE posting.
Amazing experience. So glad you were okay!
Boy, no kidding...I slept through both of them...I could have woken up to a log worse! Ya think I was a sleep hog or what?
BTW...Are you from the People's Republic of Massachusetts (I am)?
Saw your page...
That was taken in San Diego Bay. The pointy building in the center is 1 American Plaza, and the smaller building just behind and to the right is the Emerald Shapery Plaza. Those two buildings are known as "The Phillips Screwdriver" and "The Allen Wrench Set" because of their shapes.
The aircraft carrier to the right is the USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41), which is now a museum.
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