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Saturday, February 07, 2009

U.S. Navy missile cruiser runs aground on Hawaii reef

Tugs unable to free missile cruiser that ran aground off airport
One of the biggest and most technologically advanced warships based at Pearl Harbor ran aground in 17 to 22 feet of water half a mile off Honolulu International Airport's reef runway.

No one was injured in the incident, which was reported around 9 p.m. Thursday, the Navy said.

Navy tugs tried early yesterday morning to nudge the 9,600-ton, 567-foot-long guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal off the sandy and rocky bottom, but were unsuccessful, officials said.

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