USS Porter collides with oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz (Photo: Jonathan Sunderman / US Navy via Reuters) The collision nevertheless left a gaping hole in the starboard side of USS Porter, a guided-missile destroyer suffered, but no one was injured on either vessel, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. The collision with the Panamanian-flagged bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan occurred at approximately 1 a.m. local time.  The cause of the incident is under investigation, the Navy said, adding that there were no reports of spills or leakages from either the USS Porter or the Otowasan.  Reported by NBC News wire services Read the complete story or see more photos in the Photoblog.
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USS Porter collides with oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

(Photo: Jonathan Sunderman / US Navy via Reuters)

The collision nevertheless left a gaping hole in the starboard side of USS Porter, a guided-missile destroyer suffered, but no one was injured on either vessel, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. The collision with the Panamanian-flagged bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan occurred at approximately 1 a.m. local time. 

The cause of the incident is under investigation, the Navy said, adding that there were no reports of spills or leakages from either the USS Porter or the Otowasan. 

Reported by NBC News wire services

Read the complete story or see more photos in the Photoblog.

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