U.S. Navy-Chartered Ordnance Barge Run Aground in Florida

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U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command charter tug and barge got into trouble off Florida on Thursday while en route to the Navy’s Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). According to the Coast Guard, the barge is full of ordnance, fuel, and other supplies needed for Navy operations.

A mayday call was sent out by the crew of the tug Sea Eagle on Thursday at 20:45 local time, reporting that they were in trouble and beginning to take on water.

In Fort Lauderdale, about three miles...

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