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| US Navy contractor uses duct tape to repair battle cruiser |
| 2024-12-28 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The US Government Accountability Office has found that a US Navy contractor used scotch tape and other “unauthorized materials” when repairing a battle cruiser. This is stated in an article on the Zona-militar portal. The agency reviewed how $1.84 billion was spent during the program to repair the Ticonderoga-class cruisers, whose service life ends in 2030. In 2012, when work began, it was planned to repair 11 ships, but only three were returned to service; the rest were written off. The Audit Office criticized the quality of contractors' work. The most striking example was the cruiser USS Vicksburg. On it, one of the ship repair companies could not achieve the tightness of the equipment and used materials that were not provided for in the project. “Used unauthorized materials such as plastic film, tape, foam and sealant advertised on television,” the publication quoted the Audit Chamber’s report as saying. According to the department, the poor results of the repair work are due to the fact that their progress was controlled not by the fleets that operate the cruisers, but by the Navy command, according to the material published on December 19. As reported by the Regnum news agency, in November 2021, the American portal 19fortyfive reported that the ships of the American Navy are rusting and falling into disrepair due to ineffective bureaucracy and neglect. The publication noted that experts have been pointing out the deterioration of the ships for several years now. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 Was Kamala in charge of boat repairs? |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2024-12-28 21:12 |
| #4 Too cheap to buy Belzona these days. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-12-28 13:11 |
| #3 Hey, you can buy 'nuclear grade' duct tape from McMaster-Carr. For powerplant use. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-12-28 10:31 |
| #2 Original Swift Boat? |
| Posted by: Warthog 2024-12-28 09:18 |
| #1 "But Phil Swift made a boat with a screen bottom!" |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-12-28 08:10 |