2 US Sailors die

[JohnR]

2 US Sailors die after falling off a submarine leaving port in the UK.

LONDON - Two U.S. sailors died after waves swept them from the deck of a nuclear submarine off the coast of southwestern England on Friday, British coast guards said.

The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul was leaving Plymouth harbor in rough weather around midday, said Sean Brooks, a coast guard spokesman. Four sailors were tied to the vessel with ropes — a routine precaution — but two fell into the surging water.

British rescue boats picked up all four, Brooks said.

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