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Caption:
BAHRAIN (March 21, 2009) -- The amphibious transport dock ship USS New
Orleans (LPD 18) pulls into Mina Salman pier 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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