Captain of the Blue Ridge Rudy Lupton speaks at a press conference held on the ship on February 19, 2010. The USS Blue Ridge, flagship for the Commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, started its five-day port visit in Hong Kong on Saturday. Carrying more than 1,400 crews on board, the 194-meter Blue Ridge, with a tonnage of over 19,000 tons, has been in service for about 40 years. [Xinhua]
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