THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, October 17, 1996 TAG: 9610170385
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A3 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: 21 lines
The guided-missile cruiser Leyte Gulf returned home to Mayport,
Fla., on Tuesday under its own power. The ship was damaged on its
bow during a collision early Monday with the Norfolk-based
carrier Theodore Roosevelt. The carrier sustained relatively minor
damage. Repairs to the cruiser are considered to be cosmetic and
are to be made at pierside, a Navy spokesman said. No
administrative action has been taken against the crew of either
ship. The accident happened about 3 a.m., about 100 miles east of
Cape Hatteras, where the ships were in a training exercise. The
Roosevelt remains at sea.
KEYWORDS: INCIDENTS AT SEA ACCIDENTS BOAT U.S. NAVY by CNB