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Caption:
BAHRAIN (March 21, 2009) -- USS New Orleans (LPD 18) lowers the ship's
brow after mooring in Bahrain where U.S. Navy engineers and inspection
teams will asses and evaluate damage that resulted from a collision
with the Los-Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) in
the Strait of Hormuz. No personnel aboard New Orleans were injured in
the incident. Overall damage to both ships is being evaluated. New
Orleans is deployed to the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility to
support maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class David K. Simmons (Released)
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