Military Sealift Command Ship Remains Grounded Off Japan

Military Sealift Command’s prepositioning vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) remained caught Monday on a reef off the East Coast of Okinawa, Japan after the ship ran aground there final Friday morning (native time).

The vessel stays grounded roughly 6 nautical miles off the coast of Uruma, Okinawa.

According to a report Monday by the Stars and Stripes, 47 troopers and 18 marines have been transferred off the vessel by a touchdown craft ship. The USNS Kocak stays caught on a reef simply exterior of a deep-water delivery channel, the place the open ocean is separated from Nakagusuku Bay, also referred to as Buckner Bay, the report stated.

The U.S. Navy reported final Thursday that there have been 38 civilian crew members, together with 67 Army and 26 USMC personnel aboard when the ship ran aground. No accidents have been reported.

No leaks from the hull have been discovered and no harm to the encircling space has been reported, the Navy reported on Thursday.

The mixture container-Ro/Ro Sgt. Matej Kocak measures 821 toes and displaces 51,162 tons.