Saturday, March 21, 2009

Naval Forces Briefing

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis and command ship USS Blue Ridge from the US Navy's Seventh Fleet are anchored at a base in Busan on March 11, 2009. The ships will take part in joint US-South Korean military exercises on March 9-20 that North Korea has said is aimed at launching a "second Korean War".
It's 21 March here, & no sign of this second Korean war. Other news from the seven seas:
In this undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, the port-side bow of the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) is seen anchored off the US Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Md. The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet says two of its vessels — a submarine, the USS Hartford and an amphibious ship, the USS New Orleans collided in the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian peninsula early Friday, March 20, 2009.
No serious injuries reported, thousands of gallons of diesel fuel overboard. Biggest casualty may be the submarine commander's career.

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