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The collision occurred about 1:00 am local time (5:00 pm EST, 19 March 2009) as Hartford and New Orleans transited the Strait of Hormuz. The collision inflicted minor injuries on 15 sailors on Hartford and ruptured a fuel tank on New Orleans, spilling 25,000 US gal (95,000 L) of diesel fuel.
After proving herself mission ready and fully recovered from 2009's collision with USS Hartford, New Orleans took part in Exercise Dawn Blitz. The joint exercise between 3rd Fleet and 1st Marine Expeditionary Force provided a training opportunity for 8,000 Sailors and Marines aboard 8 participating ships to practice amphibious assault and Blue ...
On 20 March 2009 Hartford collided with amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD-18) in the Strait of Hormuz, slightly injuring 15 sailors on board. Both vessels were able to proceed under their own power after the incident, although the New Orleans suffered a ruptured fuel tank, releasing 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel into the strait. [5]
The United States Navy's USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collide in the Strait of Hormuz. Somali pirates hijack the Greek cargo ship MV Titan. A bomb severely damages a government building in Athens, Greece. The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory discovers Y(4140), a new subatomic particle. (National Geographic)
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 2009 Ship State Description USS Hartford United States Navy: USS Hartford. USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision: The Los Angeles-class submarine collided with USS New Orleans ( United States Navy) in the Strait of Hormuz. She was under repair until February 2011.
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USS New Orleans (LPH-11) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship to be so named, and is the first named for the Battle of New Orleans, which was the last major battle of the War of 1812. New Orleans was laid down on 1 March 1966 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia ...
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