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Last month s deadly collision of a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing trawler was the most publicized but only the most recent accident involving Navy vessels 151; part of a trend the Navy hopes to reverse with virtual-reality training sessions for crews.CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin reports the USS Greeneville, which struck the trawler Ehime Maru on Feb 9 during an emergency surfacing drill, is one of nine Navy ships which in the past 18 months have either run aground or been involved in collisions. As a result, five commanding officers have been relieved of their commands. The commanding officer of the Greeneville and two officers on his staff are being examined by a Court of Inquiry, and face possible court martial for the crash, in which nine of the trawler s passengers died.No lives were lost in the earlier incident
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In the final weeks before his death, acclaimed graphic designer Massimo Vignelli received over 1000 letters from fans thanking him for his inspiration. Thanks to the New York Times, we can see a beautiful video of Vignelli reading a few of those letters. Overflowing mail crates can be seen crowding the floor of Vignelli bright Upper East Side apartment, the evidence that his son Luca May 9 call to designers had reverberated throughout the community. Letters arrived from notable artists like Dale Chihuly and anonymous admirers, like the person who wrote only Thank you for Helvetica!! Sorry for the awful handwriting. According
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stanley cup felt the love and appreciation. They talk about the quality of the work and the elegance of whatever we were doing in a project, he said, referring to the people who had written to him from around the world, including masses of young designers. Let say if I died soon, I would die very happy, he said. No regrets. Vignelli died Tuesday morning at the age of 83. [New York Times]
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