Navy ship collides with boat in Yokosuka

[unhappycamper]

Navy ship collides with boat in Yokosuka
Kyodo News Service
Posted : Sunday Feb 15, 2009 17:45:10 EST

YOKOHAMA, Japan — A U.S. military ship had a minor collision with a small pleasure boat Sunday in the Yokosuka port in Kanagawa Prefecture, the Japan Coast Guard said.

The military ship, believed to be the 9,217-ton Aegis destroyer Lassen, hit the 14-ton boat, which was at anchor carrying four men fishing. No one was injured in the accident which occurred at 12:25 p.m., Coast Guard officials said.

None of the four men fell off the boat after the collision and the U.S. ship entered the port afterward, the officials said.

The Lassen belongs to the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka.


Article at: http://navytimes.com/news/2009/02/navy_collision_yokosuka_021509/%2e

[Turbineguy]

1. A collision at sea can ruin your whole day.

Words to drive ships by.

This according to a former Instructor known as Captain Crunch.

[cloudbase]

2. They're meeting right now

trying to figure out how to fix the blame on the engineers.

[Turbineguy]

4. Always

make sure the engines are going in reverse at time of impact. Always.

[tinymontgomery]

3. May be a few new job

openings in the Navy in the next few days.