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Navy Ship Leaves Port —Without 100 Sailors

USS Ronald Reagan, fleeing typhoon, leaves 100 seamen in Hong Kong

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(Newser) – A US aircraft carrier set sail from Hong Kong early Sunday with about 100 of its crew still on shore leave, the AP reports. The USS Ronald Reagan and its support ships left port early because Typhoon Fengshen was bearing down. Officials are scrambling to book flights to reunite the sailors and their ship—though security prevented them from saying where.

A US Navy officer stands beside an FA-18 fighter jet aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Hong Kong on June 19, 2008.
A US Navy officer stands beside an FA-18 fighter jet aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Hong Kong on June 19, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Two US Navy sailors stand beside an E-2 Hawkeye aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Hong Kong on June 19, 2008.
Two US Navy sailors stand beside an E-2 Hawkeye aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Hong Kong on June 19, 2008.   (AP Photo)
A US Navy sailor stands guard aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Hong Kong on June 19, 2008.
A US Navy sailor stands guard aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Hong Kong on June 19, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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