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https://news.usni.org/2019/03/30/destroyer-struck-barge-pier-side-incident-ingalls-shipbuilding
UPDATED: Destroyer Damaged by Barge in Pier-Side Incident at Ingalls Shipbuilding
By: Sam LaGrone
March 30, 2019 9:12 AM • Updated: March 30, 2019 3:55 PM
M/V Hawk approaching Ingalls Shipbuilding on March 29, 2019 with the floating dry dock. via WLOX
This post was updated with HII and Naval Sea Systems Command statements on the damage to Delbert Black.
An under-construction Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer was damaged by a barge while it was pier-side at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., according to a statement from Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Delbert Black (DDG-119) was pier-side at the yard at the same time heavy-lift ship M/V Hawk was arriving from Qingdao, China to deliver a floating dry dock, according to a report in The Maritime Executive. While approaching the yard, Hawk and the dry dock struck a testing barge alongside Black, according to the shipyard.
“The barge, which was supporting electrical work aboard the destroyer, in turn, made contact with the destroyer,” read the statement from HII. “There were minor injuries treated at the scene by Ingalls’ medical personnel. The incident remains under investigation.”
The destroyer suffered some damage as a result of the incident and took on water.
“There was some water intrusion into the ship, and that damage is currently being assessed and repaired,” a yard spokesman told USNI News on Saturday.
In a separate Saturday statement, a Naval Sea Systems Command spokeswoman told USNI News “the ship is stable and the Navy is working alongside HII to conduct further assessments and determine a repair plan. No significant injuries have been reported and all personnel have been accounted for.”
It’s unclear the level of damage to the dry dock or the barge.
The contract of the Flight IIA Delbert Black as awarded to HII as part of a 2013 multi-year destroyer deal. It was launched on September 2017 and is scheduled to commission later this year.
Hawk is among the world’s largest semi-submersibles and operated by the Norwegian company Offshore Heavy Transport.
Floating dry dock loaded on M/V Hawk on March 29, 2019. via WLOX
The following is the complete March 29, 2019 statement from Huntington Ingalls.
At approximately 10:13 a.m. (CT) today, a heavy lift ship delivering a floating dry dock to Ingalls Shipbuilding, made contact with a test barge berthed alongside the destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), which is under construction at Ingalls. The barge, which was supporting electrical work aboard the destroyer, in turn, made contact with the destroyer. There were minor injuries treated at the scene by Ingalls’ medical personnel. The incident remains under investigation.
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/heavy-lift-ship-hits-barge-at-ingalls-shipbuilding
Heavy Lift Ship Hits Barge at Ingalls Shipbuilding
The Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi (HII)
By MarEx 2019-03-29 19:18:42
On Friday morning, a heavy lift ship allided with a test barge at Huntington Ingalls Industries' yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, pushing the barge into a newbuild destroyer.
The heavy lift ship was arriving from Qingdao with a new Chinese-built floating drydock on board. According to HII, the test barge was alongside DDG 119, the USS Delbert D. Black, at the time of the allision. The barge was supporting electrical work on board the destroyer, and the impact pushed it against the newbuild's hull. Several individuals suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Images from the scene identify the heavy lift ship as the Hawk, one of the largest semi-submersible vessels of her kind. She is operated by an Oslo-based heavy lift firm. She last made the the news in 2016, when she carried the damaged drill rig Transocean Winner away from the Isle of Lewis, UK.
DDG 119, the USS Delbert Black, is the first ship named after a master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON). Her namesake, Delbert D. Black, was a veteran of WWII and the first master chief petty officer of the Navy.
DDG 119 was christened in 2017 and will be fully manned by the fourth quarter of 2019. She is the 32nd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built by Huntington Ingalls.
http://www.wlox.com/2019/03/29/happening-now-smoke-reported-ingalls-after-possible-collision/
Ingalls releases statement after dry dock collides with work barge
A dry dock being brought into Ingalls Shipyard collided with a work barge parked next to DDG 119 Friday.
By Lindsay Knowles | March 29, 2019 at 11:09 AM CDT - Updated March 29 at 2:26 PM
PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - A collision at Ingalls Shipbuilding is being reported after a dry dock collided with a work barge near a Navy ship late Friday morning.
According to Jackson County Emergency Management Director Earl Etheridge, a floating dry dock from China was being brought in by a contractor when it ran into a work barge that had electrical transformers on it. That work barge was parked next to one of the destroyers at Ingalls. Witnesses tell us it was the DDG 119.
Emergency officials say a dry dock collided with a work barge at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula.
Ingalls released an updated statement at 2:15 p.m. saying:
“At approximately 10:13 a.m. today, a heavy lift ship delivering a floating dry dock to Ingalls Shipbuilding, made contact with a test barge berthed alongside the destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), which is under construction at Ingalls. The barge, which was supporting electrical work aboard the destroyer, in turn made contact with the destroyer. There were minor injuries treated at the scene by Ingalls’ medical personnel. The incident remains under investigation.”
Copyright 2019 WLOX. All rights reserved.
https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/0...-ship-carrying-chinese-dock-hit-us-destroyer/
Norwegian heavy lift ship carrying Chinese dock hit US destroyer
NIKOLAY TORKINNewsMarch 30, 2019 6:54 am
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Heavy lift carrier HAWK on arrival to Pascagoula Ingalls Shipyard, transporting China-made floating dock, collided with service barge while maneuvering in harbor with assistance of tugs, in the morning Mar 29. Barge, moored alongside Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119), moved and contacted destroyer. Understood all involved vessels sustained some damages.
Heavy lift carrier HAWK, IMO 8616556, dwt 64900, built 1989, flag Norway, manager OHT AS, Norway.
https://www.wkrg.com/news/local-new...ding-after-barge-crashes-into-ship/1886511153
Local News Injuries at Ingalls Shipbuilding after barge crashes into ship
Injuries at Ingalls Shipbuilding after barge crashes into ship
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Posted: Mar 29, 2019 02:43 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 29, 2019 02:43 PM CDT
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PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WKRG) -- An accident at Ingalls Shipbuilding injured employees working on a destroyer Friday morning.
See the press release below from Huntington Ingalls Industries:
UPDATED: Destroyer Damaged by Barge in Pier-Side Incident at Ingalls Shipbuilding
By: Sam LaGrone
March 30, 2019 9:12 AM • Updated: March 30, 2019 3:55 PM

M/V Hawk approaching Ingalls Shipbuilding on March 29, 2019 with the floating dry dock. via WLOX
This post was updated with HII and Naval Sea Systems Command statements on the damage to Delbert Black.
An under-construction Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer was damaged by a barge while it was pier-side at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., according to a statement from Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Delbert Black (DDG-119) was pier-side at the yard at the same time heavy-lift ship M/V Hawk was arriving from Qingdao, China to deliver a floating dry dock, according to a report in The Maritime Executive. While approaching the yard, Hawk and the dry dock struck a testing barge alongside Black, according to the shipyard.
“The barge, which was supporting electrical work aboard the destroyer, in turn, made contact with the destroyer,” read the statement from HII. “There were minor injuries treated at the scene by Ingalls’ medical personnel. The incident remains under investigation.”
The destroyer suffered some damage as a result of the incident and took on water.
“There was some water intrusion into the ship, and that damage is currently being assessed and repaired,” a yard spokesman told USNI News on Saturday.
In a separate Saturday statement, a Naval Sea Systems Command spokeswoman told USNI News “the ship is stable and the Navy is working alongside HII to conduct further assessments and determine a repair plan. No significant injuries have been reported and all personnel have been accounted for.”
It’s unclear the level of damage to the dry dock or the barge.
The contract of the Flight IIA Delbert Black as awarded to HII as part of a 2013 multi-year destroyer deal. It was launched on September 2017 and is scheduled to commission later this year.
Hawk is among the world’s largest semi-submersibles and operated by the Norwegian company Offshore Heavy Transport.

Floating dry dock loaded on M/V Hawk on March 29, 2019. via WLOX
The following is the complete March 29, 2019 statement from Huntington Ingalls.
At approximately 10:13 a.m. (CT) today, a heavy lift ship delivering a floating dry dock to Ingalls Shipbuilding, made contact with a test barge berthed alongside the destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), which is under construction at Ingalls. The barge, which was supporting electrical work aboard the destroyer, in turn, made contact with the destroyer. There were minor injuries treated at the scene by Ingalls’ medical personnel. The incident remains under investigation.
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/heavy-lift-ship-hits-barge-at-ingalls-shipbuilding
Heavy Lift Ship Hits Barge at Ingalls Shipbuilding

By MarEx 2019-03-29 19:18:42
On Friday morning, a heavy lift ship allided with a test barge at Huntington Ingalls Industries' yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, pushing the barge into a newbuild destroyer.
The heavy lift ship was arriving from Qingdao with a new Chinese-built floating drydock on board. According to HII, the test barge was alongside DDG 119, the USS Delbert D. Black, at the time of the allision. The barge was supporting electrical work on board the destroyer, and the impact pushed it against the newbuild's hull. Several individuals suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Images from the scene identify the heavy lift ship as the Hawk, one of the largest semi-submersible vessels of her kind. She is operated by an Oslo-based heavy lift firm. She last made the the news in 2016, when she carried the damaged drill rig Transocean Winner away from the Isle of Lewis, UK.
DDG 119, the USS Delbert Black, is the first ship named after a master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON). Her namesake, Delbert D. Black, was a veteran of WWII and the first master chief petty officer of the Navy.
DDG 119 was christened in 2017 and will be fully manned by the fourth quarter of 2019. She is the 32nd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built by Huntington Ingalls.
http://www.wlox.com/2019/03/29/happening-now-smoke-reported-ingalls-after-possible-collision/
Ingalls releases statement after dry dock collides with work barge

A dry dock being brought into Ingalls Shipyard collided with a work barge parked next to DDG 119 Friday.
By Lindsay Knowles | March 29, 2019 at 11:09 AM CDT - Updated March 29 at 2:26 PM
PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - A collision at Ingalls Shipbuilding is being reported after a dry dock collided with a work barge near a Navy ship late Friday morning.
According to Jackson County Emergency Management Director Earl Etheridge, a floating dry dock from China was being brought in by a contractor when it ran into a work barge that had electrical transformers on it. That work barge was parked next to one of the destroyers at Ingalls. Witnesses tell us it was the DDG 119.
Emergency officials say a dry dock collided with a work barge at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula.
Ingalls released an updated statement at 2:15 p.m. saying:
“At approximately 10:13 a.m. today, a heavy lift ship delivering a floating dry dock to Ingalls Shipbuilding, made contact with a test barge berthed alongside the destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), which is under construction at Ingalls. The barge, which was supporting electrical work aboard the destroyer, in turn made contact with the destroyer. There were minor injuries treated at the scene by Ingalls’ medical personnel. The incident remains under investigation.”
Copyright 2019 WLOX. All rights reserved.
https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/0...-ship-carrying-chinese-dock-hit-us-destroyer/
Norwegian heavy lift ship carrying Chinese dock hit US destroyer
NIKOLAY TORKINNewsMarch 30, 2019 6:54 am
Post Views: 4,612
Heavy lift carrier HAWK on arrival to Pascagoula Ingalls Shipyard, transporting China-made floating dock, collided with service barge while maneuvering in harbor with assistance of tugs, in the morning Mar 29. Barge, moored alongside Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119), moved and contacted destroyer. Understood all involved vessels sustained some damages.
Heavy lift carrier HAWK, IMO 8616556, dwt 64900, built 1989, flag Norway, manager OHT AS, Norway.

https://www.wkrg.com/news/local-new...ding-after-barge-crashes-into-ship/1886511153
Local News Injuries at Ingalls Shipbuilding after barge crashes into ship
Injuries at Ingalls Shipbuilding after barge crashes into ship
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Posted: Mar 29, 2019 02:43 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 29, 2019 02:43 PM CDT
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PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WKRG) -- An accident at Ingalls Shipbuilding injured employees working on a destroyer Friday morning.
See the press release below from Huntington Ingalls Industries:
“At approximately 10:13 a.m. (CT) today, a heavy lift ship delivering a floating dry dock to Ingalls Shipbuilding, made contact with a test barge berthed alongside the destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), which is under construction at Ingalls. The barge, which was supporting electrical work aboard the destroyer, in turn made contact with the destroyer. There were minor injuries treated at the scene by Ingalls’ medical personnel. The incident remains under investigation.”