The guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) rescued six stranded fishermen set adrift in the western Caribbean Sea when their ship experienced engine trouble on Feb. 21. The all-Colombian crew was stranded aboard their fishing vessel DELTA 1 when their diesel engine suffered a catastrophic fail
Detyens Shipyards in South Carolina is being awarded a $12,5 million firm-fixed-price contract for 71-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry docking of the USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). Work will include general ship services for ship clean and gas free tanks, voids, cofferd
L-3 SAM Electronics has been awarded a contract to retrofit state-of-the-art propulsion control and automation systems aboard the Taiwanese Navy’s Ta Kuan hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel. The 93-metre-long vessel, built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Muggiano, La Spezia, Italy in 1
Defence and security company Saab has received orders from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for continued development of the New Lightweight Torpedo plus maintenance agreements for underwater weapon systems and the Hydra sonar system. The total order value amounts to approximately S
When the gas turbine engine that powers one of the generators aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) failed, a fly-away team from Mayport, Florida, was dispatched from the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) with engine in-hand. The ship was deployed in the Caribbea
Flight deck teams at Culdrose are training 70 sailors to ensure F-35 jets, and Merlin, Chinook, Apache and Wildcat helicopters are safely marshalled around the Navy’s two new carriers. Fourteen working Harrier jump jets – their engines limited so they don’t take off – give aircraft handlers the expe
The Government of Canada has awarded an $8.5 million contract to NEWDOCK St. John’s Dockyard Limited for Vessel Life Extension (VLE) and refit work for Canadian Coast Guard ship CCGS Leonard J. Cowley. Based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the CCGS Leonard J. Cowley is an Offshore Patrol Vessel used pr
Vice Adm. Thomas S. Rowden, Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR), spoke with the officers and crew of the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) during an inport visit, Jan. 26. The purpose of Rowden’s visit was to assess the ship’s readiness and spend time with the officers and cre
The US Navy has hired Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. to execute contracts totaling approximately $535.1 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor components for submarines and aircraft carriers. Of this work, approximately $424.6 million was issued as options under previo
Vigor Marine LLC has received a $9,9 million contract for 72-calendar day shipyard availability for the Mid Term Availability of USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Work will include flight deck non-skid preservation, 72K Port and starboard main engine overhaul, No. 4 ship service diesel generator 20K overhaul,
The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) resumes operations in the Asia-Pacific areas of operation (AOR) after a four-month maintenance availability period at the Vigor Industrial Shipyard in Portland. The ship underwent repairs to its hull and propulsion plant to maintain maximum operational
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) – Adm. Phil Davidson, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) and FLTCM(AW/SW/IDW) Chuck Clarke, U.S. Fleet Forces Fleet Master Chief, visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The visit occurred on Feb. 3-4 during the ship
Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam and rescue crews from Rota recovered three stranded boaters a mile offshore near the village of Songsong Feb. 3. The 20-foot vessel was operating in 10-foot seas when its engine failed around noon. Due to surf conditi
A group of 18 college students from around the country who are interested in the Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate (NUPOC) program visited the guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) in San Diego, Jan. 15. The students have all shown interest in the Navy, but have not yet committed,
