Billionaires park their yachts in front of the Statue of Liberty and people aren’t happy

Billionaires park their yachts in front of the Statue of Liberty and people aren't happy The rich-guy antics have obstructed views of the iconic monument and left tourists fuming Check out this story on jconline.com: https://usat.ly/2wFphbt That was the tact of Russian-American oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler, who reportedly anchored his 370-foot vessel, "Le Grand Bleu," next to Lady Liberty for weeks at a time between April and June. No sooner did he leave Liberty Bay than Swiss-Italian scion Ernesto Bertarelli parked his 318-foot "Vava II" in the same waters, followed by German billionaire Reinhold WA1 4rth in his relatively modest, 280-foot "Vibrant Curiosity" earlier this month, according to reports.

Bodies of some the 10 missing US sailors found after collision off Singapore

Bodies of some of the 10 missing sailors have been found in flooded compartments of the USS John S. McCain, a Navy destroyer that collided with a commercial vessel east of Singapore early Monday morning, the U.S. Navy said. Ten sailors have been missing since the collision, and the remains of some were found by divers performing recovery operations inside the ship, Adm.

DOD to invest $17M on laser weapons research in New Mexico

The Department of Defense is investing $17 million in directed energy laser weapons, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced at the Boeing facility in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday. "With our state's unique expertise in directed energy work, this funding will jump start the deployment of this critical technology and bring more high-paying jobs to the state," said Heinrich , a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

General Kelly Commands the White House, But He Can’t Control Trump

Since retired Marine Corps General John Kelly started as White House chief of staff last month, President Donald Trump has added a routine caveat before approving proposals advisers place before him: Check with "The General" before moving ahead. It's a marked departure from Trump's instinct to manage around Kelly's predecessor, Reince Priebus.

Navy confirms downstate sailor among those missing from USS McCain

The U.S. Navy has identified a sailor from the USS McCain whose remains were recovered after a crash earlier this week, and it has released the names of nine other sailors still missing, including a man from downstate Illinois. The Illinois man, Logan Stephen Palmer, 23, a Third Class Interior Communications Electrician, went missing after the McCain crashed into an oil tanker near Singapore earlier this week, according to a news release from the Navy.

Mississippi shipyard to fix destroyer hit in June collision

In this July 11, 2017 photo provided by U.S. Navy Office of Information, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald moves into Dry Dock 4 at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, to continue repairs and assess damage sustained from its June 17 collision with a merchant vessel. Poor seamanship and flaws in keeping watch contributed to a collision between the Navy destroyer and a commercial container ship that killed seven sailors, Navy officials said, announcing that the warship captain will be relieved of command and more than a dozen other sailors will be punished.

LA Fleet Week lineup this year has 3 more ships than in 2016

Dewey is the third Navy ship named after Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. An amphibious transport dock ship will lead the lineup of active duty ships chugging into the Port of Los Angeles for the annual LA Fleet Week celebration over the Labor Day weekend.

Duke grad student researches how Confederate sub crew died

A former Duke University student believes she has solved the mystery of how the eight Confederate crew members on board the world's first submarine to sink an enemy warship were killed, but the researchers with access to the sub say her theory is not new. Rather than having drowned or suffocated, the men were actually killed by the same weapon they wielded, according to Rachel Lance, who earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering with her research last year.

US tourists warned against travel to Cancun and Los Cabos

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U.S. Navy relieves Seventh Fleet commander in wake of collisions in Asia

The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it had removed Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin after a series of collisions involving its warships in Asia as the search goes on for 10 sailors missing since the latest mishap. Aucoin's removal comes after a pre-dawn collision between a guided-missile destroyer and a merchant vessel east of Singapore and Malaysia on Monday, the fourth major incident in the U.S. Pacific Fleet this year.