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Monday, February 04, 2008

Six marines drown as amphibious tank sinks

An aging amphibious tank sank in stormy seas during a military training exercise in Situbondo, East Java, killing at least six marines and leaving one missing, a navy spokesman said Sunday.

The accident occurred in the Java Sea on Saturday, the final day of a week-long naval exercise involving dozens of Russian-made amphibious tanks, submarines and warships, Rear Adm. Iskandar Sitompul said.

The 45-year-old 14-ton assault tank sunk in three-meter-high waves off Java's east coast.

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