By Fifth Fleet Public Affairs
NORTH ARABIAN GULF - The Kiribati-flagged merchant vessel M/V Rokya 1 and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) collided at 11:09 p.m. approximately 30 miles southeast of the Iraqi coastline in the North Arabian Gulf.
Two U.S. Sailors received minor injuries as a result of the collision. Two crewmembers from Rokya 1 also received minor injuries and were treated on-scene by McCampbell's independent duty corpsman.
Royka 1 and McCampbell, an Arliegh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, both received damage on the bow and are deemed seaworthy. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
McCampbell, homeported in San Diego and currently on a routine six-month deployment, is one of several coalition assets conducting maritime security operations under the direction of Combined Task Force 58 (CTF 58). CTF 58 is responsible for the security of the Al Basra (ABOT) and Khawr Al Amaya (KAAOT) Iraqi oil terminals, which are the main sources of revenue for the Iraqi reconstruction effort.
| Date Taken: | 03.26.2006 |
| Date Posted: | 03.26.2006 14:36 |
| Story ID: | 5868 |
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