UAE says Emirati naval ship collides with merchant vessel

AP  |  Dubai 

The United Arab Emirates says one of its naval vessels has collided with a merchant ship.

A brief statement carried by the state-run WAM agency today said no one was hurt in the collision that occurred in the UAE's territorial waters in the Persian


It described the naval ship as being on a "routine mission."

The statement did not elaborate, nor did it name the naval ship or merchant ship involved.

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