US Navy littoral combat ship USS Little Rock heading toward Montreal, December 27, 2017.USS Little Rock/Facebook
USNI News: USS Little Rock Stuck in Montreal, Ship Might Not Leave Until Spring
USS Little Rock (LCS-9), the latest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to join the fleet, is iced in on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Montreal and doesn’t plan to move until the Spring thaw.
“Significant weather conditions prevented the ship from departing Montreal earlier this month and icy conditions continue to intensify,” a Navy spokesperson told USNI News.
“The temperatures in Montreal and throughout the transit area have been colder than normal, and included near-record low temperatures, which created significant and historical conditions in the late December, early January timeframe.”
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WNU Editor: The bridge in the background in the above photo is the Champlain bridge (a major bridge to get off the island of Montreal). It is not everyday that a US naval vessel gets stuck in Montreal. When the weather gets better, I now have an excuse to go to the port and get a selfie.
2 comments:
You better post the selfie!
Going to be some happy sailors on that boat...at least until their money runs out.
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