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Old 13 October 2007, 01:56   #1
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US NAVY rib fatality
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=7204461

yikes.
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Old 13 October 2007, 03:06   #2
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Sorry to hear that - apparently they collided with a tug at night - as they were training I assume they didn't have lights but surely the tug did? Then again it's often hard to spot nav lights against a well lit shoreline.
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Old 16 October 2007, 17:57   #3
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It's possible they were tapping the tug.
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