The Milwaukee a £240million state-of-the-art US Navy ship
which broke down after less than a month at sea was towed 40 nautical miles to
shore following a malfunction caused by metallic debris in the combat ship’s
port and starboard combining gear filter systems, reports the Navy Times.
It was headed for San Diego via Mayport, Florida from
Halifax, Canada, but it has now been taken to the Joint Expeditionary Base
Little Creek in Virginia for a thorough inspection.
Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, called the break-down ‘deeply alarming.’
‘U.S. Navy ships are built with redundant systems to
enable continued operation in the event of an engineering casualty, which makes
this incident very concerning,’ he said.
‘I expect the Navy to conduct a thorough investigation
into the root causes of this failure, hold individuals accountable as
appropriate, and keep the Senate Armed Services Committee informed.’
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