Guide Plt.2129
February 12th, 2009, 10:08
OK, so I understand that some times $hit just happens. Usally it involves Tequilla, a "Sharpie" and a digital camera.
With the millions of dollars of equipment and man power involved to impress a rear admiral, well money and time would of been better spent on a hooker.
I dont know how these boats end up like this. No road signs I guess- "NO SHOULDER".
Quote the boats captian: "I'm not going to speculate on what happened,"
I bet I pay for that remark- the "boat" thingy.....:D...keep yer feet dry!
Rusty
Navy Warship Runs Aground
February 07, 2009
Associated Press
HONOLULU - The Navy hopes a high tide due to reach Hawaii early Saturday will enable it to refloat a 9,600-ton warship that ran aground about a half mile off seaside Honolulu International Airport.
An initial effort by Navy tugs early Friday to free the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal was unsuccessful. The $1 billion ship ran aground Thursday night while carrying guests that included a rear admiral.
"We're certainly working on bringing to bear the resources we have to move her off the current position. We're still putting that plan together," said Capt. W. Scott Gureck, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Fleet. "Obviously, the high tide gives us an opportunity to do that."
Divers and the salvage ship USS Salvor would try to tow the 567-foot vessel, the Navy said.
The cause of the grounding on the sandy bottom and the extent of damage to the vessel were under investigation.
"I'm not going to speculate on what happened," Gureck said.
The Port Royal left Pearl Harbor on Thursday for sea trials after being dry-docked for routine maintenance. The ship ran aground while shore-based officials were being transferred to shore by small boat, the Navy said.
An oil recovery vessel, the Clean Islands, was positioned behind the warship as a precaution as the U.S. Coast Guard monitored the situation.
"We know that there is no oil spill at this point, and we're confident the Navy is doing everything it can," Coast Guard Lt. John Titchen said.
Commissioned in 1994, the Port Royal has a crew of about 360. The crew stayed aboard the ship, along with Navy officials such as Rear Adm. Dixon R. Smith, commander Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific.
February 09, 2009
Associated Press
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Navy on Monday freed a $1 billion guided missile cruiser that had been stuck for more than three days since it ran aground close to the coast of Honolulu.
The USS Port Royal was pulled off a rock and sand shoal at around 2 a.m. after crews removed about 500 tons of water and 100 tons of anchors and other equipment to lighten the vessel, the Navy said in a statement.
The removal by a salvage ship and seven tug boats took about 40 minutes.
No one was injured during the recovery effort, said Rear Adm. Joe Walsh, the U.S. Pacific Fleet deputy commander.
The area was to be examined to determine if the ship leaked any fuel, said Coast Guard Capt. Barry Compagnoni.
The Port Royal was being towed to Naval Station Pearl Harbor for inspection.
The guided missile cruiser ran aground Thursday just off Honolulu International Airport. It was visible to everyone flying in and out of Oahu and also was in clear view from a nearby public beach park.
The ship ran hit bottom while sailors, contractors and shipyard personnel were being unloaded. The 15-year-old Port Royal usually has about 24 officers and 340 enlisted sailors on board.
Efforts to refloat the vessel during the weekend were unsuccessful. On Sunday, the Navy was able to turn the ship more than 20 degrees but still couldn't pull it free.
The Navy has not discussed what might have caused the grounding. An investigation was expected once the ship returns to shore.
The vessel had just finished its first day of sea trials after wrapping up a four-month routine maintenance stay at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
The Pearl Harbor-based Port Royal, one of the Navy's most advanced ships, is equipped with Aegis ballistic missilehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.military.com/news/article/February-2009/navy-frees-stuck-warship-off-honolulu.html?col=1186032325324#)
With the millions of dollars of equipment and man power involved to impress a rear admiral, well money and time would of been better spent on a hooker.
I dont know how these boats end up like this. No road signs I guess- "NO SHOULDER".
Quote the boats captian: "I'm not going to speculate on what happened,"
I bet I pay for that remark- the "boat" thingy.....:D...keep yer feet dry!
Rusty
Navy Warship Runs Aground
February 07, 2009
Associated Press
HONOLULU - The Navy hopes a high tide due to reach Hawaii early Saturday will enable it to refloat a 9,600-ton warship that ran aground about a half mile off seaside Honolulu International Airport.
An initial effort by Navy tugs early Friday to free the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal was unsuccessful. The $1 billion ship ran aground Thursday night while carrying guests that included a rear admiral.
"We're certainly working on bringing to bear the resources we have to move her off the current position. We're still putting that plan together," said Capt. W. Scott Gureck, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Fleet. "Obviously, the high tide gives us an opportunity to do that."
Divers and the salvage ship USS Salvor would try to tow the 567-foot vessel, the Navy said.
The cause of the grounding on the sandy bottom and the extent of damage to the vessel were under investigation.
"I'm not going to speculate on what happened," Gureck said.
The Port Royal left Pearl Harbor on Thursday for sea trials after being dry-docked for routine maintenance. The ship ran aground while shore-based officials were being transferred to shore by small boat, the Navy said.
An oil recovery vessel, the Clean Islands, was positioned behind the warship as a precaution as the U.S. Coast Guard monitored the situation.
"We know that there is no oil spill at this point, and we're confident the Navy is doing everything it can," Coast Guard Lt. John Titchen said.
Commissioned in 1994, the Port Royal has a crew of about 360. The crew stayed aboard the ship, along with Navy officials such as Rear Adm. Dixon R. Smith, commander Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific.
February 09, 2009
Associated Press
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Navy on Monday freed a $1 billion guided missile cruiser that had been stuck for more than three days since it ran aground close to the coast of Honolulu.
The USS Port Royal was pulled off a rock and sand shoal at around 2 a.m. after crews removed about 500 tons of water and 100 tons of anchors and other equipment to lighten the vessel, the Navy said in a statement.
The removal by a salvage ship and seven tug boats took about 40 minutes.
No one was injured during the recovery effort, said Rear Adm. Joe Walsh, the U.S. Pacific Fleet deputy commander.
The area was to be examined to determine if the ship leaked any fuel, said Coast Guard Capt. Barry Compagnoni.
The Port Royal was being towed to Naval Station Pearl Harbor for inspection.
The guided missile cruiser ran aground Thursday just off Honolulu International Airport. It was visible to everyone flying in and out of Oahu and also was in clear view from a nearby public beach park.
The ship ran hit bottom while sailors, contractors and shipyard personnel were being unloaded. The 15-year-old Port Royal usually has about 24 officers and 340 enlisted sailors on board.
Efforts to refloat the vessel during the weekend were unsuccessful. On Sunday, the Navy was able to turn the ship more than 20 degrees but still couldn't pull it free.
The Navy has not discussed what might have caused the grounding. An investigation was expected once the ship returns to shore.
The vessel had just finished its first day of sea trials after wrapping up a four-month routine maintenance stay at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
The Pearl Harbor-based Port Royal, one of the Navy's most advanced ships, is equipped with Aegis ballistic missilehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.military.com/news/article/February-2009/navy-frees-stuck-warship-off-honolulu.html?col=1186032325324#)