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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Under-construction JHSV module damaged

USS Spearhead (JHSV 1)A 50-ton block of the second Joint High Speed Vessel under construction at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., broke loose over the weekend, fell about three feet and tipped over, the shipbuilder confirmed.

The block, one of 44 units that make up a complete JHSV, contained the ship’s service diesel generators, key engines that provide power to run the vessel. The extent of the damage to the module and the cost of repairs are still being assessed.

“We are working with our Navy partners to evaluate the safest, most economical way ahead,” Austal USA President and CEO Joe Rella said in a statement released Tuesday, referring to the June 11 incident. “My entire executive team is supporting the investigation.”

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