SEATTLE — Wreckage of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet rests on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean around the Solomon Islands, 5,400 meters (nearly 17,500 feet) below the surface as discovered last month by the expedition…
Ports Association Calls For Increasing Multimodal Project Funding, Eligibility
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In written and oral testimony tomorrow (Feb. 13) before a hearing of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) — the unified and recognized voice of America’s seaports —…
Future LCS USS Cincinnati Completes Acceptance Trials
MOBILE, Ala. — The future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) successfully concluded acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico Feb. 8, following a series of in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey, the Program Executive Office-Unmanned…
Coast Guard Interdicts 24 Migrants off Mona Island, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma (WPC-908) repatriated 20 of 24 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Feb. 11 just off Samana, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of a makeshift boat…
LPD 17 Flight II Program Moves the Navy Forward With Common Rail Fuel Injection
WASHINGTON — The next generation LPD 17 Flight II Class amphibious transport dock ships are moving forward in Main Propulsion Diesel Engine (MPDE) efficiency by installing the common rail fuel injection system on the ship’s FM Colt-Pielstick PC2.5 Sequentially Turbocharged…
Sea Hunter MDUSV Reaches New Milestone for Autonomy
RESTON, Va. — The Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel (MDUSV), Sea Hunter, became the first ship to successfully autonomously navigate from San Diego to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and back without a single crew member onboard,…
No Injuries as Two U.S. Navy Vessels Involved in Minor Mishap Off East Coast
NORFOLK, Va. — No personnel were injured when a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and dry cargo ship made contact during an underway replenishment off the southeastern coast of the United States, Feb. 5, the U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs…
L3 ASV Delivers Data-Gathering Autonomous Vessel to the Royal Navy
PORTCHESTER, England — L3 ASV has successfully delivered a long-endurance autonomous vessel known as the C-Enduro to the Royal Navy, the company said in a Feb. 5 release. The C-Enduro will be used for military data gathering trials by the…
Coast Guard Interdicts 25 Migrants Off Mona Island, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC-1115) repatriated 22 of 25 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Feb. 4, following the interdiction of a makeshift boat Feb. 2, approximately 20…
Navy Successfully Conducts SPY-6 AMDR Ballistic Missile Test
KAUAI, Hawaii – The U.S. Navy’s AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) successfully tracked a ballistic missile target, Jan. 31, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a Feb. 5 release. The short-range ballistic missile target was launched from…
