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2011-03-12 China-Japan-Koreas

Quake moves U.S. aircraft carrier from Yokosuka pier

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Posted by Jeremiah Flainter9609 2011-03-12 04:37|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The George Washington is 1,092 feet long and includes 60,000 tons of structural steel but the quake was so strong that it moved the ship away from its pier, sailors said.

No, it moved the pier away from the ship.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-03-12 12:05|| 2011-03-12 12:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Jim, it's all relative.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-03-12 13:38|| 2011-03-12 13:38|| Front Page Top

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