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Today thirty years ago we had completed a swept lane transit through the minefield, followed by Wisconsin, Princeton, Tripoli and Jarrett as seen in this picture.
At about 0450 hrs USS Tripoli ran onto an Iraqi mine missed by the sweepers. 1/6
Today thirty years ago we had completed a swept lane transit through the minefield, followed by Wisconsin, Princeton, Tripoli and Jarrett as seen in this picture.
At about 0450 hrs USS Tripoli ran onto an Iraqi mine missed by the sweepers. 1/6
The blast created a hole sixteen by twenty five feet, flooded a pump space, dry stores compartment and auxiliary engine room. Fractured firemain flooded a magazine, with further shock damage throughout the ship. She remained immobilised for most of the day as allied ships 2/6
cleared the area round her, finding further mines and marking them with smoke canisters. There were no fatalities and the mine was believed to be an ex-soviet moored type.
As damage repair continued, to our north twenty eight nautical miles off Failaka Island at 0715 hr, 3/6
As damage repair continued, to our north twenty eight nautical miles off Failaka Island at 0715 hr, 3/6
