GROTON, Conn. (Feb. 4, 2009) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Chuck Youngberg throws a line from the fast-attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) to the pier to haul up the shore phone cable aboard. Pittsburgh returned to Submarine Base New London from a scheduled six-month deployment to the U.S. Southern Command and African Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)/Released)Labels: CT Heroes, local Heroes, photos, SSN 720, submarine, US Navy, USS Pittsburgh
Navy Missile Cruiser Runs Aground Near Honolulu
Saturday, February 07, 2009
HONOLULU — Navy officials say an attempt to pull free a 9,600-ton warship that ran aground off the coast of Honolulu has been unsuccessful.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet says Navy tugboats and salvage ship USS Salvor tried to tow the USS Port Royal early Saturday but the guided missile cruiser remained stuck.
The Navy says it plans to try again after extracting fuel and water from the $1 billion vessel.
The 9,600-ton ship, while carrying guests that included a rear admiral, ran aground Thursday night on a sandy, rocky bottom. The cause of the grounding, as well the extent of the damage to the ship, remains under investigation.
An initial effort by Navy tugs early Friday to free the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal also was unsuccessful.
"We're certainly working on bringing to bear the resources we have to move her off the current position. We're still putting that plan together," said Capt. W. Scott Gureck, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Fleet. "Obviously, the high tide gives us an opportunity to do that."
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