USS ''Secota'' (YTB-415) was a harbor tug that served in the
United States Navy from 1945 to 1986.
''Secota'' was assigned to the
United States Pacific Fleet soon after delivery to the Navy. She was at
Okinawa in August 1945; visited
Tsingtao, China in July 1946; and replaced at
Yokosuka, Japan, on 20 August 1947.
During 1950, ''Secota'' visited
Hungnam and
Pusan, Korea; her last recorded port of call was
Sasebo, Japan, apparently returning to Japan from Korea during the waning days of 1950. After that time, ''Secota'' was continuously assigned to advanced American bases in the Pacific. In February 1962 she was redesignated a medium harbor tug, YTM-415.
On 22 March 1986, near
Midway Island
Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; haw, Kauihelani, translation=the backbone of heaven; haw, Pihemanu, translation=the loud din of birds, label=none) is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the Unit ...
, ''Secota'' had just completed a personnel transfer with the when ''Secota'' lost power and collided with ''Georgia''. ''Secota'' lost power before it was clear, causing an impact with the sub's stern
dive planes, where the tug got hung up. ''Secota'' sank; ten crewman were rescued, but two crew trapped in the engine room drowned. While the media reported that the ''Georgia'' was undamaged, a report sent by the commanding officer of the ''Georgia'' indicates that after returning the surviving crew members to Hawaii, ''Georgia'' underwent emergency repairs for minor damage sustained in the collision.
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Sassaba-class tugs
Ships built in Baltimore
1944 ships
World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
Maritime incidents in 1986
Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
Ships sunk in collisions