Navy probes Stark attack as crew questions rise
Manama Bahrain AP Specialists head to USS Stark to answer why a 200 member crew did not respond to Iraqi air struck the frigate three days after the attack. Rear Adm. Bernsen said the crew seemed unaware missiles were launched until late and the ship remains on an even keel after tow to port with 37 dead and 21 wounded.
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Bahrain
Stark
Harold J. Bernsen
Persian Gulf
Manama Harbor
Bernsen
Norfolk
Central Gulf
Berensen
Pentagon
Administration To Keep Persian Gulf Presence
The Reagan administration defends keeping U S warships in the Gulf and registering Kuwaiti tankers, citing counter threats from Iran and the Soviet Union. Officials discuss the USS Stark incident noting preoccupation with possible Iranian attack and cite conflicting reports about radar and a letter from Stark commander’s wife. Baghdad cites Iraqi claims about pilot signals and Iraqi papers report arrests of two pilots.
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Persian Gulf
U.S
Gulf
Iran
Stark
San Francisco Examiner
Stark Cmdr
Glenn Brindels
Two Sailors Flown From Wiesbaden After Stark Attack
Two U S Navy sailors seriously burned in the Iraqi attack on the USS Stark are being flown to the United States. They were moved from the Wiesbaden Air Force hospital to Rhein Main near Frankfurt and scheduled for a Brooke Army Medical Center transfer in San Antonio Texas. The men Petty Officer 3rd Class Lawrence M Bareford and Petty Officer 3rd Class James Wheeler were admitted Tuesday and remained in serious but stable condition.
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West Germany
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Iraq
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Frankfurt
Linda Ipser-Nelson
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Texas
Lawrence M. Bareford
Spotsylvania
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