Navy Facilities Command News Today

The U.S. Navy research vessel that tipped over in a Scotland drydock, injuring 35, has been righted and refloated this week, according to local press reports. Posts on social media show the drydock at Imperial Dock begin to flood on Sunday and R/V Petrel being positioned by tugs on Tuesday. The 3,710-ton Petrel violently tipped […]

The Navy has launched its own investigation into what led a service-owned research vessel to topple over while in dry dock in Scotland. R/V Petrel violently slipped off its supports in the dry dock and ended up on a 45 degrees list while in dry dock at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh, injuring at least 33 […]