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The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Union-Tribune
SAN DIEGO — Marine assault amphibious vehicles will no longer deploy or train in the water after two investigations into the fatal sinking of one of them near San Diego last year, the Marine Corps announced Wednesday. A Marine Corps spokesperson said in a statement that the decision to suspend amphibious operations permanently was made despite the belief in the Corps that the Vietnam war-era vehicles are still “safe and effective” in the water. The Corps had temporarily halted waterborne operations in the wake of the sinking but resumed training in the water earlier this year. “The Marine Corp…