Dead sailor identified.Byline: BASMA MOHAMMED A US Navy Sailor, who died in an accident at Mina Salman port on Christmas Day, was yesterday identified as Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice seaman apprentice n. 1. Abbr. SA A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above seaman recruit and below seaman. 2. One who holds this rank. (MASA ma·sa n. Dough made of dried corn that has been soaked in limewater then rinsed and ground, used especially in tortillas and tamales. [American Spanish, from Spanish, dough ) Joshua D Seitz. He died from his injuries caused by a collision between the patrol boat he was on and a barge moored in the harbour on at 11pm on Thursday. The collision resulted in sheering off the top portion of the 25-foot patrol boat, said a US Navy spokeswoman. His two colleagues were transferred to Salmaniya Medical Complex, but their injuries were described as non-life threatening. They were identified as Master-at-Arms seaman Recruit seaman recruit n. 1. Abbr. SR The lowest noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard. 2. One who holds this rank. (MASR MASR Multiple Antenna Surveillance Radar MASR myelin-associated SUR4 protein MASR Miniature Airborne/Spaceborne Reconnaissance (Data Link) ) Kelsey L Sanders and Master-at-Arms seaman (MASN MASN Mid-Atlantic Sports Network MASN Mission Area Sub-Network MASN Seaman, Machine Accountant Striker (Naval Rating) ) Matthew R Besade. The patrol boat was en route to station and around 450 yards from the Mina Salman pier when it collided with the moored barge, said a navy statement. It said the Kingston Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat had to be towed back to the Harbour Patrol Unit compound, but did not sink. The injured sailors were transferred to the pier in a second Harbour Patrol Unit vessel. Naval Criminal Investigative Service  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. experts, along with Bahrain Coastguard and port officials, are investigating. ATM Terminal Harbour and Marine manager Adel Al Maskati said they learnt about the crash only from media. Copyright E 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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