Police Investigate Ship’s Collision With USS Midway in San Diego

A 50-foot power boat rammed the historic aircraft carrier July 18.
Police Investigate Ship’s Collision With USS Midway in San Diego
The decommissioned USS Midway, now a museum, during a multi-agency training exercise in San Diego, in this file photo. Bill Wechter/AFP via Getty Images
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Harbor police are investigating what caused a private boat to ram into the USS Midway aircraft carrier in San Diego Harbor, authorities confirmed July 21.

Video shared on social media captured the moment the 50-foot power boat collided with the massive floating museum three days earlier, revealing the startling moment when the boat’s bow rammed the decommissioned ship on the port, or left, side.
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