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Eugene

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Sat Nov 18, 2017, 12:22 PM Nov 2017

U.S. destroyer slightly damaged in collision with tug off Japan: U.S. Navy [View all]

Source: Reuters

#U.S. NOVEMBER 18, 2017 / 9:07 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

U.S. destroyer slightly damaged in collision with tug off Japan: U.S. Navy

Reuters Staff
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold,, sustained slight damage when a Japanese tug drifted into it during a towing exercise off central Japan on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said.

“No one was injured on either vessel and Benfold sustained minimal damage, including scrapes on its side, pending a full damage assessment,” a statement from the U.S. Seventh Fleet said.

“Benfold remains at sea under her own power. The Japanese commercial tug is being towed by another vessel to a port in Yokosuka. The incident will be investigated,” it said.

The incident was the latest mishap involving a U.S. warship in Asia.

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