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This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon underway in the Pacific Ocean. The USNS Yukon and an amphibious assault ship USS Essex collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday May 16, 2012, U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Grandin, Associated Press
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This undated image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the amphibious assault ship USS Essex underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Essex and a refueling tanker, the USNS Yukon, collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday May 16,2012, but there were no injuries an U.S. Navy, Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joe Kane, Associated Press
By Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Essex is arriving in San Diego Bay 24 hours after it collided with a refueling tanker off California.

Families of the ship's crew who had been eagerly awaiting the Thursday morning arrival have broken out in cheers.

The Navy is investigating the collision with the oiler USNS Yukon off Southern California, but an initial statement says there apparently was a problem with the steering system on the Essex.

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The Essex was deployed to Japan for 12 years and is scheduled for an overhaul.

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