US destroyer collided with a tug off the coast of Japan
81
The destroyer of the U.S. Navy collided with a Japanese tug on Saturday during an exercise off the coast of central Japan, there were no injuries, minimal damage to the ship. This is stated in a press release of the seventh. fleet American Navy.
Guided missile destroyer weapons USS Benfold (DDG 65) participated in regular towing exercises in the Sagami Gulf on November 18, when the tugboat lost speed and collided with the ship
- noted in the statement.
The Navy stressed that no one was injured on the destroyer, in tow, the destroyer "suffered minimal damage" and minor damage to the side in the collision area.
There were no casualties on both vessels. (Destroyer) "Benfold" received minimal damage, including scratches on its side. There will be a full assessment of (damage)
- said in a press release.
The destroyer will remain in the bay, and the Japanese commercial vessel will be towed to the port in Yokosuka.
We remind you that this is not the first recent clash of an American warship with civilian fleets of various states. Recent incidents with the destroyer "John McCain" and the destroyer "Fitzgerald" led to the death of American sailors and the resignation of two commanders of the US Navy.
Dear reader, to leave comments on the publication, you must sign in.
"Right Sector" (banned in Russia), "Ukrainian Insurgent Army" (UPA) (banned in Russia), ISIS (banned in Russia), "Jabhat Fatah al-Sham" formerly "Jabhat al-Nusra" (banned in Russia) , Taliban (banned in Russia), Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia), Anti-Corruption Foundation (banned in Russia), Navalny Headquarters (banned in Russia), Facebook (banned in Russia), Instagram (banned in Russia), Meta (banned in Russia), Misanthropic Division (banned in Russia), Azov (banned in Russia), Muslim Brotherhood (banned in Russia), Aum Shinrikyo (banned in Russia), AUE (banned in Russia), UNA-UNSO (banned in Russia), Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People (banned in Russia), Legion “Freedom of Russia” (armed formation, recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation and banned)
“Non-profit organizations, unregistered public associations or individuals performing the functions of a foreign agent,” as well as media outlets performing the functions of a foreign agent: “Medusa”; "Voice of America"; "Realities"; "Present time"; "Radio Freedom"; Ponomarev; Savitskaya; Markelov; Kamalyagin; Apakhonchich; Makarevich; Dud; Gordon; Zhdanov; Medvedev; Fedorov; "Owl"; "Alliance of Doctors"; "RKK" "Levada Center"; "Memorial"; "Voice"; "Person and law"; "Rain"; "Mediazone"; "Deutsche Welle"; QMS "Caucasian Knot"; "Insider"; "New Newspaper"
Information