One vehicle rolled onto its side in the surf and another broke down Tuesday, Marines say
Two Marine amphibious troop carriers were involved in a training accident on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Tuesday morning, the Marines said in a statement.
One Amphibious Combat Vehicle rolled onto its side in the surf and another became disabled, the statement said. Marines in both vehicles immediately evacuated and made it safely to shore. No one was injured, the statement said. The service is still attempting to recover the vehicle that rolled over. The other was towed to shore.published Wednesday by USNI News shows the ACVs struggling in high surf just off a Camp Pendleton beach. At one point, a wave crashes over the top of one. Marines are seen leaping from the vehicle and another appears overturned in the surf.
Marine ACVs are the service’s replacement for its beleaguered Vietnam War-era Assault Amphibious Vehicles, one of which sank off the San Diego coast in 2020, killing eight Marines and a sailor. AAVs were pulled from waterborne operations last year. ACVs are larger and heavier than the AAVs they’re replacing and ride on eight wheels instead of the tracks used on AAVs. ACVs are also faster in the water and are equipped with modern computers and communications.
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