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Navy Research Vessel R/V Petrel Righted and Refloated

R/V Petrel this week in Scotland. Photo via Reddit

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 over in a drydock in Edinburgh on March 22 while under repair after being laid up since 2020. The ship was left at a...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/04/navy-research-vessel-r-v-petrel-righted-and-refloated

U.S. Navy Officials Heading to Scotland to Investigate R/V Petrel Dry Dock Incident

R/V Petrel on its side in a Scotland dry dock on March 22, 2023. Photo Via Twitter

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 people, USNI News previously reported. The ship, now owned by the Navy, was used in several shipwreck...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/27/u-s-navy-officials-heading-to-scotland-to-investigate-r-v-petrel-dry-dock-incident

Navy Plans to Cut 1,000 Civilian Jobs, Close U.S. Base Libraries in $280M Cost Savings Drive

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) returns to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. after being sent to sea to avoid the effects of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 5, 2019. US Navy PhotoR

The Navy will cut about 1,000 civilian jobs in the U.S. and reduce base services across the country as part of a budget move to reduce costs on domestic bases, according to a message from the head of Navy Installations Command (CNIC) reviewed by USNI News.

“Based on current projections, CNIC will be forced to curtail the level...

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/22/navy-plans-to-cut-1000-civilian-jobs-close-u-s-base-libraries-in-280m-cost-savings-drive

Navy Will Cut 500 Civilian East Coast Jobs in ‘Drastic Action’ to Cut $66M

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard on July 7 for an Extended Carrier Incremental Availability. US Navy Photo

Five hundred Navy civilian employees on the East Coast will be cut and port operations will be restricted to a daylight Monday to Friday schedule to meet Navy Region Mid-Atlantic’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget goal.

Three hundred Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic and 200 Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CRMA) civilians will be cut as part of an...

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/21/navy-will-cut-500-civilian-east-coast-jobs-in-drastic-action-to-cut-66m