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from http://www.japantoday.com/ __________ Sub which rammed Ehime Maru involved in another collision Charles Aldinger Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 09:30 JST WASHINGTON - The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Greeneville, which struck and sank a Japanese fishing boat last year, and another U.S. vessel were involved in a collision in the Arabian Sea on Sunday but neither craft was in danger of sinking, the Pentagon said on Monday. Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said there were no injuries in the surface collision about 64 km off Oman, but a fuel tank on the amphibious Navy warship Ogden was punctured and several thousand liters of diesel fuel leaked into the sea. "No significant environmental impact is anticipated," from the fuel leak, she told reporters of the incident, which occurred at about 9:55 a.m. local time. The Pentagon said the incident, which occurred as the Greeneville was preparing to transfer personnel to the Ogden in a small boat, was under investigation and there was no immediate indication of the cause. The Greeneville collided with the Japanese fishing boat Ehime Maru off Hawaii while surfacing last February. Nine Japanese on the fishing boat died when the vessel sank in what became an international embarrassment for Washington and forced the Greeneville's commander to retire. The Greeneville, an attack submarine, was en route to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean with possible slight damage to a stern plane, a movable rudder on the rear of the boat that helps it maneuver under the sea. "It is fully operational," said Clarke, adding that it would be tested underwater later to check the full extent of damage. The collision left a small hole, about 12 cm by 45 cm, below the waterline of the Ogden, the spokeswoman said. Navy Rear Adm John Stufflebeem, a senior officer on the U.S. military's Joint Staff, told a Pentagon briefing the Ogden remained on station and its crew was expected to repair the tear in the fuel tank. He said the Greeneville was moving toward Diego Garcia on the surface as an initial precaution. Clarke said the two warships were involved in supporting the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan. She identified the skipper of the Greeneville as Navy Cmdr Lindsay Hankins and the captain of the Ogden as Cmdr William Edwards. The American Navy has a number of warships in the Northern Arabian sea, some supporting the war on terrorism and others taking part in U.S. and allied monitoring of Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War. (Reuters News) ____________________ Click the link below to view this article and related discussions on Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=193805 ____________________ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
