Navy investigating grounding of cargo ship in Bahrain
By Diana Stancy Correll
Jul 17, 04:45 PM
The Navy is investigating the circumstances behind one of its ships running aground on July 15 in Bahrain.
The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship Alan Shepard experienced the mishap at the ASRY shipyard in Al Hidd, but didn’t suffer any significant damage, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. 5th Fleet.
“On Saturday afternoon in Bahrain, U.S. Navy dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3) ran aground while moving under its own propulsion from ASRY shipyard in Al Hidd to a pier at Khalifa Bin Salman Port,” Cmdr. Tim Hawkins said in a statement. “Assisted by tug boats, Alan Shepard maneuvered under its own power the following morning at high tide and is safely moored pierside in Bahrain.”
No personnel sustained injuries, and there was no operational impact, Hawkins said. The vessel’s crew is made up of more than 80 civilian mariners, but it’s unclear how many were aboard at the time of the mishap.
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