OT: Update on the USS Fitzgerald

[The Spin Meister]

Some good pics of the damage, a little info on what happened but nothing definitive, and a lot of discussion on legal issues and potential liabilities.

http://www.businessinsider.com/phil...gerald-destroyer-crash-legal-liability-2017-7

One photo shows what appears to be steel I-beams welded to the out side of the hull. Could this be temporary repairs until the ship is stateside?
http://www.businessinsider.com/phil...gerald-destroyer-crash-legal-liability-2017-7

 

[Nitt1300]

I think those beams were needed just to stabilize it enough to get her into drydock there. She's going to need more work if a Pacific crossing is going to be possible.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

I think those beams were needed just to stabilize it enough to get her into drydock there. She's going to need more work if a Pacific crossing is going to be possible.

They might transport the ship back to the USA as they did the USS Cole when she was damaged. Norway had a huge ship that acted as a large drydock and simply carried the Cole back to a repair shipyard on the Gulf Coast.

 

[Lion8286]

They might transport the ship back to the USA as they did the USS Cole when she was damaged. Norway had a huge ship that acted as a large drydock and simply carried the Cole back to a repair shipyard on the Gulf Coast.

 

[Nitt1300]

They might transport the ship back to the USA as they did the USS Cole when she was damaged. Norway had a huge ship that acted as a large drydock and simply carried the Cole back to a repair shipyard on the Gulf Coast.

I think if the keel is bent they will have to do that. I don't think repair is a certainty, either- it may be cheaper to replace her.

 

[Fayette_LION]

Some good pics of the damage, a little info on what happened but nothing definitive, and a lot of discussion on legal issues and potential liabilities.

http://www.businessinsider.com/phil...gerald-destroyer-crash-legal-liability-2017-7

One photo shows what appears to be steel I-beams welded to the out side of the hull. Could this be temporary repairs until the ship is stateside?

Thanks for posting, great info and an update