Keywords: Ex-USS Niagara Falls sinking.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN July 14 2012 The ex-USS Niagara Falls T-AFS-3 sinks during a ive fire exercise during Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 the deactivated ship sank in waters 15 480 feet deep 63 nautical miles southwest of Kauai at approximately 11 30 a m A sink exercise SINKEX benefits the U S Navy and participating allies and partners by providing crews the opportunity to gain proficiency in tactics targeting and live firing against surface targets which enhances combat readiness of deployable units 2012-07-15 http //www flickr com/photos/compacflt/7584497092/in/photostream U S Navy photo 120714-0-ZZ999-001 PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard USS Niagara Falls AFS-3 RIMPAC 2012 Sinking exercises |