Reblogged from National Post | News:
HONOLULU -- The U.S. Navy plans to dismantle a minesweeper that ran aground on a coral reef off the Philippines because the ship is a complete loss and because removing it intact would cause more damage to the reef and the ship's hull, a spokesman said Wednesday.
There's also a chance the USS Guardian might break up or sink if crews tried to remove it without taking it apart first, U.S.
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