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"LITTLE CREEK NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE &mdash; The commander of a Navy dock landing ship based at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base was relieved of command Tuesday for running his ship aground off the North Carolina coast last year, the Navy said. The action was taken following admiral's mast hearings for five members of the ship's crew held Jan. 12-13 at Little Creek. The commander, Cmdr. Jerry Henderson, was aboard the USS Pensacola in late November when the ship ran aground, damaging the ship's port shaft propeller. There were no injuries to the crew, according to Naval Surface Force spokesman Cmdr. John Tull, who said the cost of repairing the damaged ship was approximately $145,000. The ship's navigator, a lieutenant junior grade, was also relieved by Rear Adm. Leonard F. Picotte, commander of Amphibious Group Two. Three other crewmembers, two officers and an enlisted sailor, also went before Picotte and received administrative letters, counseling, and other corrective measures. Henderson and the navigator received punitive letters. Tull refused to release their names. Henderson will be temporarily assigned to a shore command in the Norfolk area pending additional review of the investigation, Tull said. Future assignments for the other crewmembers were unavailable."
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