{"id":31133,"date":"2019-02-07T03:38:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T03:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/07\/cruiser-dry-cargo-vessel-involved-in-collision-sail-to-florida\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:24:51","slug":"cruiser-dry-cargo-vessel-involved-in-collision-sail-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/02\/07\/cruiser-dry-cargo-vessel-involved-in-collision-sail-to-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruiser, dry cargo vessel involved in collision sail to Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NORFOLK, Va. \u2014Two Navy ships that collided Tuesday afternoon during an underway replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean arrived at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on Wednesday so officials could assess the damage and probe what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials told Navy Times that the collision involved the guided-missile cruiser Leyte Gulf and the Robert E. Peary<\/a> \u2014 a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition vessel operated by Military Sealift Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both were able to safely operate after they \u201ctouched sterns\u201d around 4 p.m. Tuesday during the UNREP roughly 125 miles off the Georgia coast and no personnel were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is minor damage to both ships,\u201d said Capt. Scott Miller, spokesman for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, in a Wednesday interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Leyte Gulf has damage to the edge of their starboard quarter, which is near the fantail, while the Peary had a small-diameter hole in the ship\u2019s hull, above the waterline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t