USS Guardian: Minesweeper to stay on reef two more weeks
http://www.upiasia.com/Top-News/2013/01/24/Minesweeper-to-stay-on-reef-two-more-weeks/UPI-29671359037228/
Minesweeper to stay on reef two more weeks
Published By United Press International
SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan, Jan. 24 (UPI) --
A U.S. Navy minesweeper will probably remain stuck on a Philippine reef for two more weeks because it is too damaged to move on its own, a Navy official says.
The USS Guardian became grounded on Tubbataha Reef a week ago, Stars and Stripes reported Thursday.
The 224-foot vessel has several breaches in the hull and "will have to be lifted off onto another ship or barge to leave the area," Rear Adm. Tom Carney said during a news conference with Philippine military representatives.
The ship is too badly damaged to be towed, he said.
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