Photos show extent of oil leaks on LPD 17

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A photo shows a leak in the lube oil system for one of the amphibious assault ship San Antonio's four main propulsion diesel engines. Other photos of the same space show significant oil splashed near the leak pictured.


Photos show extent of oil leaks on LPD 17
By Andrew Scutro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Nov 10, 2008 18:20:35 EST

NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy on Monday confirmed the authenticity of photos revealing corrosion and oil leaks aboard the amphibious transport dock San Antonio, which began circulating on the Internet over the weekend. But a Navy spokeswoman added that the damage did not pose a danger to sailors and Marines on the deployed ship.

Meanwhile, the lube oil system leaks, which forced the ship into a repair yard in Bahrain on Oct. 31 in the middle of its maiden deployment, are expected to take longer to fix than a previously expected two weeks, Pat Dolan, spokeswoman for Naval Sea Systems Command, said Monday.

The extended overseas pit stop is due to trouble getting needed materials to fix leaks in the lube oil system, she said.

“We’ve had some delays as a result of materials shipment,” Dolan said. She did not specify what repair materials were needed to make the ship safe for operation. Officials originally said the ship would take two weeks to repair.

Dolan said engineers are conducting a “root-cause analysis” and making repairs to welds, noting “some that require replacing whole sections of pipe.”


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uhc comment: Other photos of the San Antonio can be seen at --> http://www.militarytimes.com/static/projects/pages/111008sanantonio.pdf