Supply transport of the US Navy USNS ALAN SHEPARD understood to run aground in Persian Gulf off Bahrain at around 1515 UTC Jul 15, shortly after the ship left Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain. Tug SVITZER PELLA understood working on her. Information not yet confirmed or rebutted, situation developing.
USNS ALAN SHEPARD (T-AKE-3) dry cargo ship, United States Navy, IMO 9284350, displacement 40298, commissioned 2007, complement 49 Navy, 123 civilian, armament guns.
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