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| U.S. Navy's Newest Littoral Combat Ship Stuck in Ice for Winter |
| 2018-01-25 |
| This is really disconcerting. The Navy needs a total overhaul. The U.S. Navy’s newest Littoral Combat Ship, USS Little Rock, will have to spend its winter up north instead of Florida’s warmer waters after the ship became stuck in ice in Montreal. The USS Little Rock, which was commissioned in Buffalo, New York on December 16, should be well on its new homeport in Mayport, Florida by now, but a delayed departure and colder-than-normal temps across the region means the ship is now stuck in Montreal indefinitely. In December, the USS Little Rock was transiting the St. Lawrence River on its way to the Atlantic when it suffered relatively minor damage to "feedback cables", sending the vessel back to Montreal for repairs. But while repairs to the cables were completed on Jan. 4, cold weather and ice had already set in, making it impossible for the ship and crew to depart. "The ship was ready to depart Montreal, but the extreme cold, subsequent condition of the St. Lawrence Seaway and availability of icebreakers and support ships caused the delay," a Navy spokesperson told USNI News. With no thaw expected for months, the cold weather means the Little Rock could now be stuck in Montreal until March, or whenever the ice melts. "Because of their extended port visit due to the weather and icy conditions, underway testing and assessments will be adjusted and re-scheduled," the spokeperson told USNI News. Little Rock is the fifth Freedom-variant LCS to join the U.S. Navy fleet. She was constructed at Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wisconsin. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #9 No. 97% of Consensusy Meteorologists said they were unnecessary, so they were scrapped |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-01-25 23:01 |
| #8 an icebreaker would be making sure Do we have any icebreakers anymore? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2018-01-25 21:16 |
| #7 Curdled milk, really? Yuck. |
| Posted by: C. Elmomoger7737 2018-01-25 16:57 |
| #6 Tabernac! Beaten to the poutine. Hmm. Another tureen of poutine. The crew of the lightship grew green, But they ate every bite, Then lined up 'neath the light In their usual nightly routine. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-01-25 16:04 |
| #5 also saves them the embarrassment of yet another collision at sea.. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2018-01-25 15:13 |
| #4 Bet they'll get sick of poutine after a while. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2018-01-25 14:45 |
| #3 In other words, it was captured by the Canadians. Well, it is a part of the Obama navy. |
| Posted by: Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 2018-01-25 14:40 |
| #2 Peace time rules. If it was WW2 an icebreaker would be making sure it got out to the sea. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-01-25 14:23 |
| #1 Just as well - it saves from the embarrassment of the engines shitting the bed or whatever other mishap usually befalls these LCS's. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-01-25 14:13 |