The newly commissioned USS Gravely needed assistance from the Coast Guard security boats when a local sailor failed to give way as the Gravely transited down the Cape Fear river. Prudent seamanship would have avoided the embarrassment of being on the evening news for this sailboat skipper.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- The USS Gravely is back at sea, and ready to start its career.
After more than a week at the State Port of Wilmington, the newly commissioned Gravely and her crew headed home. Next stop: Norfolk, VA, for more training.
Eventually the ship will be deployed out at sea as the newest destroyer in the Navy's fleet.
Viewer Mark Todd shot this video of the Gravely as it headed down the Cape Fear River. As it neared Snow's Cut, a sailboat got a little too close. A Coast Guard boat escorting the Navy's newest destroyer closed in on the Kat Man 2 to keep it away and let the Gravely pass.
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