Carrier Runs Aground Approaching Alameda
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<i> Associated Press</i>
ALAMEDA, Calif. — An aircraft carrier ran aground Friday as it navigated an approach channel to the Alameda Naval Air Station, foundering for 2 1/2 hours before tugboats managed to pull it clear, the Navy said.
The Samuel Gompers was returning home from a week at sea when it got stuck, a Navy spokeswoman said.
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