USS Porter (DDG-78) Heavily Damaged After Collision with Oil Tanker in Persian Gulf.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) sustained heavy damage after a collision with the oil tanker MV Otowasan in the Persian Gulf. The much larger tanker slammed into the destroyer’s starboard side, delivering a powerful impact that severely compromised the ship’s hull. Visible structural damage included bent and warped hull plating, ripped metal, and significant deformation along the point of contact. In multiple sections, the outer hull was breached,