
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, March 9, 1990                   TAG: 9003092243
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: NORFOLK                                LENGTH: Short

NAVY OILER, TUGBOAT COLLIDE; NO INJURIES

A tugboat collided with a Navy oiler early Thursday as the larger vessel set sail for Europe, causing a 4-foot tear in the hull of the oiler, officials said. No one was injured and no oil was spilled.

The Savannah, a replenishment oiler, was sailing fully loaded when the collision occurred about 8:30 a.m. with the tugboat, said Lt. Cmdr. John Lloyd, a spokesman for the Atlantic Fleet Surface Force in Norfolk.

- Associated Press

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