On November 28, the damaged destroyer USS John S. McCain has reportedly resumed its voyage aboard a heavy lift vessel ‘Treasure’ to Yokosuka for further repairs.
What happened?
On August 21, the vessel involved in a collision and was subsequently damaged. The vessel was stationed in pierside in Singapore’s Changi Naval Base for seven weeks, while crew members and divers patched up holes and put key ship systems in layup maintenance status ahead of the voyage, the destroyer was loaded onto the ‘Treasure’ on October 5.
Diverted due to bad weather:
The transportation of the vessel was halted and the vessel was diverted to Subic Bay, Philippines due to bad weather and also after the vessel developed a new crack in its hull.
While anchored at the Subic Bay, technicians inspected the cracks and determined the ship needed additional blocks under it to support and distribute its weight on the heavy lift vessel.
Transported for repairs:
Now the USS McCain is expected to continue its Fleet Activities in Yokosuka, where the destroyer will be repaired after the “Alnic MC” ripped open the port side of the ship and caused flooding in berthing and mechanical spaces.
The work will be completed at the Ship Repair Facility-Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC), and the destroyer is expected to then resume its work as a Forward Deployed Naval Force ship operating out of Yokosuka.
SRF has been making preparations to begin remediation and repair efforts immediately once the ship is dockside. The work was expected to cost about $223 million and take about a year to complete.
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Source: USNI News
