via Defense Intercepts.
WASHINGTON The littoral combat ship (LCS) Freedom suffered a temporary loss of propulsive power Saturday while operating near Singapore, the U.S. Navy reported, but the ship never lost all power.The Navy should show a little courage, or the SecDef should...this puppy needs to be put down. This ship should be shot in the face and the rest to the chest....it should be drug to the river and held underwater until it stops kicking. It should be fed into a woodchipper and then the entire contraption set on fire.
The Freedom’s crew was able to diagnose the problems, restart the engines and continue operating, but was forced to return to Singapore for repairs and further examinations — but not before completing the replenishment operation.
The ship is operating from Singapore throughout this year on a highly-anticipated — and closely watched — demonstration deployment, the first-ever extended overseas deployment for an LCS. The Freedom left its homeport of San Diego, Calif., on March 1 and arrived at the island nation’s Changi naval base on April 18. It was preparing to take part in a series of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises with the Singaporean Navy when the incident took place on the morning of July 20.
This ship program should be cancelled.
