2nd report: Replenishment Gone Wrong: U.S. Navy Cruiser and MSC Dry Cargo Ship Collide Off U.S. East Coast
By: Mike Schuler - 2/6/19
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The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) pulls alongside the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) (not pictured) to conduct a replenishment at sea.
A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and a Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship collided Tuesday during an underway replenishment off the coast of Florida, the U.S. Navy has confirmed.
The Navy said no personnel were injured when the USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) made contact.
Both ships were able to safely operate after the incident.
“The ships had been conducting a replenishment-at-sea when the sterns touched at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Standard time,” the Navy said in a statement.
“U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Military Sealift Command will thoroughly investigate this incident,” the statement added.
Damage will be assessed when the ships arrive in port.
The ships were conducting operations in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
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Personal note: Seems I was right it happened during replenishment at sea.
Here two we would often times refuel two ships at a time. We to the Portside of the Refueler / and on its Starboard Side the escorts would pull up one at a time and peel off so the other escorts could take on fuel & ammo or food supplies. When done right it's a marvelous site to see.
During Nam we'd often times be out for long durations (sometimes our relief would break down) and we'd do a double duty on Yankee Station. So without these stores ships we'd have to go into port rather than stay on the line. I sure do miss them days. Busy bees we were. OPS 24/7 in all weather day and night. Slept on the catwalks many a time.
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