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Bulk Oil Tanker Struck by U.S. Navy Vessel
The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter on August 12, 2012 collided with Japanese-owned bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan just outside Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy has said.
As part of a scheduled U.S. 5th Fleet deployment the Porter was said to be inbound through the Strait while the Panamanian-flagged Otowasan was outbound.
The collision saw no injuries or casualties on either vessel, but images released by the Navy showed it tore a hole in the destroyer's starboard side.
The Porter was able to navigate to the UAE port of Jebel Aliunder under its own power after the collision and is now pierside for assessment and repair.
The 5th Fleet said that the crash was not combat related.
"We're just happy that neither ship sustained any injuries or casualties," Lt. Greg Raelson, a representative of the 5th Fleet said.
Raelson added that the cause of the collision is under investigation and couldn't comment on whether disciplinary action would be taken against the USS Porter's Commanding Officer or crew.
This is the fleet's second collision in four months after a July incident saw the amphibious assault ship Essex hit the oiler Yukon off the California coast while headed to San Diego.
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