Newport News Shipbuilding suspects intentionally faulty welds on multimillion-dollar Naval vessels
Newport News Shipbuilding reports the discovery by their internal quality assurance systems of alleged intentional faulty welds on in-service submarines and aircraft carriers.
Faulty welds knowingly made on Navy submarines, carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding says it’s discovered that faulty welds may have knowingly been made to submarines and aircraft carriers under construction at the shipyard. Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin made the announcement on Friday afternoon,
Faulty welding on subs and aircraft carriers at NNS may have been intentionally done
"Some of the welds in question were made by welders who knowingly violated weld procedures," Boykin wrote. NNS contacted the Department of Justice and regulators about the issue, and engineers were able to put in place immediate short-term solutions while figuring out the next moves for long-term solutions.
DoJ Notified of Suspected Faulty Welds on Subs, Aircraft Carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding
Shipuilder Newport News Shipbuilding, Va., informed the Department of Justice of faulty welds that may have been made intentionally on non-critical components on in-service Navy submarines and aircraft carriers,
Report says East Coast shipbuilder discovered faulty welds on subs, aircraft carriers
Newport News Shipbuilding has notified the Navy and Department of Justice that welding done on some submarines and aircraft carriers at its shipyard was defective, according to a report by USNI News.
Faulty welding found on submarines, aircraft carriers at Newport News shipyard; may be intentional
Faulty welding recently discovered on some vessels at Newport News Shipbuilding may have been done knowingly by workers, according to a social media post published Friday by the company’s president. The defective work was found on submarines and aircraft carriers under construction at the shipyard,
Newport News Shipbuilding with intentionally faulty welds on submarines and aircrafts
The president of Newport News Shipbuilding, Jennifer Boykin, discovered the quality of welds on some submarines and aircrafts were faulty.
Sabotage shocker: Shipbuilding company suspects faulty welds were done intentionally on US Navy subs
An East Coast shipbuilder has discovered faulty welds that may have been made intentionally on several Navy submarines and aircraft carriers.
Lawmakers demand answers over reports of faulty Navy ship welding
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed concern over the safety of sailors and ships due to potentially intentional faulty welding in a shipyard.
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