US Navy Pauses Operations for Investigation Following Series of Accidents
Navy Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, ordered Navy fleets across the world to take some time during the next week to review their procedures and training
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 22/08/2017
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the Pacific Ocean. America and its amphibious ready group are operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin A. Schoenberger/Released)
The US Navy’s top admiral ordered a fleet-wide review of seamanship and training in the Pacific after the service’s fourth major accident at sea this year – a collision of the USS John S. McCain off Singapore that left ten sailors missing.
Navy Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, told reporters on Monday that he was "devastated and heartbroken" by the disaster. Search efforts continued on Tuesday with aircraft from the amphibious assault ship USS America joining the hunt, which was focused on the area in which the collision occurred, the navy said.
Richardson said the series of accidents in the Pacific "demands more-forceful action," adding that there is "great cause for concern that there is something we are not getting at." He ordered Navy fleets across the world to take a day or two within the next week to review their procedures and training to make sure they are operating safely.
[Source: Straits Times]
Navy Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, ordered Navy fleets across the world to take some time during the next week to review their procedures and training
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the Pacific Ocean. America and its amphibious ready group are operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin A. Schoenberger/Released)
The US Navy’s top admiral ordered a fleet-wide review of seamanship and training in the Pacific after the service’s fourth major accident at sea this year – a collision of the USS John S. McCain off Singapore that left ten sailors missing.
Navy Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, told reporters on Monday that he was "devastated and heartbroken" by the disaster. Search efforts continued on Tuesday with aircraft from the amphibious assault ship USS America joining the hunt, which was focused on the area in which the collision occurred, the navy said.
Richardson said the series of accidents in the Pacific "demands more-forceful action," adding that there is "great cause for concern that there is something we are not getting at." He ordered Navy fleets across the world to take a day or two within the next week to review their procedures and training to make sure they are operating safely.
[Source: Straits Times]
