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<< Previous   of   Next >> Marco Garcia / Associated Press  (click to enlarge) With the port of Honolulu in the foreground, the USS Port Royal, a Navy guided missile cruiser, sits grounded atop a reef about a half-mile south of the Honolulu airport today.   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Third attempt to free U.S. warship fails 2/8/09 • Navy fails to free grounded warship 2/7/09   CONTACT THE HERALD Do you have a news tip? newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400   Published: Friday, February 6, 2009 U.S. warship aground off Hawaii Herald news services HONOLULU -- The USS Port Royal, a Navy guided missile cruiser, was aground today atop a reef about a half-mile south of the Honolulu airport runway. Navy tugs tried early today to nudge the 9,600-ton warship away from the spot it hit but were unsuccessful. Navy divers and a salvage ship will try again Saturday to free the 9,600 ton Pearl Harbor warship, the Navy said. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports that the $1 billion guided missile cruiser, skippered by Capt. John Carroll, was returning to Pearl Harbor when it ran aground just before 9 p.m. Thursday about one and one-half mile from the entrance to the harbor. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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