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December 23, 1970

Accidents and Disasters:
British, Soviet Ships Collide

The British aircraft carrier Ark Royal and a Soviet Kotlin 365 class destroyer collided November 9 in the eastern Mediterranean where the British ship was engaged in a joint navy-air force exercise called "Lime Jug." Neither vessel was seriously damaged, a British navy spokesman said. The Soviet ship lost two seamen.

Each country accused the other of being at fault. Britain November 14 accused the destroyer of disregarding international regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea. The Soviet military newspaper Red Star countered November 20 that the British ship had "failed to give the usual signs of preparation for the take-off of aircraft." The 40,030-ton Ark Royal--largest warship in the British fleet--lacked maneuverability because aircraft were being launched from her deck, Captain Raymond Mungo, the commander of the ship, said at a press conference November 17.

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