[The Drive] Navy's Newest Littoral Combat Ship Damaged After Smacking Into A Moored Ship In Canada!
The future USS Billings is now tied up in Montreal while the Navy assesses the full extent of the damage and investigates what happened.
The incident reportedly occurred on June 24, 2019, after two tugs assisting the future Billings in Montreal harbor cast off their two lines. For still unknown reasons, the LCS lost control and smacked up against the side of the Rosaire Desgagnes, a bulk cargo ship, which was moored nearby, according to First Coast News. A spokesperson for Naval Surface Force Atlantic told The Maritime Executive that the Navy ship's starboard bridge wing had been damaged, as a result, but also that a full damage assessment is underway. |