$1B Navy cruiser aground off Hawaii, bid to free it fails

An attempt to pull a billion warship free after it ran aground off the coast of Honolulu was unsuccessful Saturday, but the Navy planned to try again after lightening the vessel’s weight. Navy tugboats and a salvage ship tried to tow out the USS Port Royal at high tide early Saturday, but the guided missile cruiser remained stuck.

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