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US warship and Japanese tug collide in latest incident
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42041704US warship and Japanese tug collide in latest incident
7 minutes ago
From the section Asia
A US warship has sustained minor damage after a collision with a Japanese tug off central Japan, the US Navy says. The commercial tug lost propulsion and drifted into the guided-missile destroyer, the USS Benfold, during a towing exercise in Sagami Bay. "No-one was injured on either vessel," the US Navy says, adding that an investigation is under way.
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In a statement, the US Navy says the warship "sustained minimal damage, including scrapes on its side". "Benfold remains at sea under her own power. The Japanese commercial tug is being towed by another vessel to a port in Yokosuka."
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a freaking five-time draft dodger in charge of our US Armed Forces. Shit flows downhill.
We know that he and his republican-russian cronies are loathe to act with integrity, honesty, or responsibility, and that they are forever trying to weasel out of culpability. But damn it, the buck stops on the republican casino table. Like it or not.
