Topic: U.S. Fifth Fleet
AFP Global Edition | 2009-03-21 20:00:29
<div><p>A nuclear-powered US submarine and an amphibious vessel that collided in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and caused a fuel spill returned to Bahrain on Saturday, the US Navy said.</p><p>"USS Hartford (SSN 768) and USS New Orleans (LPD 18) arrived at Mina Salman pier to further assess ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-03-20 14:00:40
<div><p> A US Navy submarine and a US amphibious vessel collided in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday slightly injuring 15 sailors and creating a fuel spill of around 25,000 gallons, the US Navy said.</p><p>"The collision between USS Hartford (SSN 768) and USS New Orleans (LPD 18 ...
ZUMA Press Inc | 2009-02-19 15:09:50
epa01640703 Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, U.S. 5TH Fleet, Vice Admiral, William Gortney, speaking to reporters at the 5th Fleet headquarter in Manama, Bahrain 19 February 2009
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AP Features | 2009-02-05 22:16:40
<div><p>As U.S. Navy ships looked on, Somali pirates sped away Thursday with $3.2 million in ransom after releasing an arms-laden Ukrainian freighter — ending a four-month standoff that focused world attention on piracy off Somalia's lawless coast.</p><p>The Navy said it couldn't seize the bandits ...
