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US Destroyer Zumwalt Returning to California Port After Panama Mishap

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The US warship Zumwalt is sailing back to its home port of San Diego, California following successful repairs after a breakdown in the Panama Canal, according... 01.12.2016, Sputnik International

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US Destroyer Zumwalt Returning to California Port After Panama Mishap

04:04 GMT 01.12.2016 (Updated: 11:24 GMT 06.08.2022)

The future USS Zumwalt heads down the Kennebec River after leaving Bath Iron Works Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in Bath, Maine - Sputnik International

The US warship Zumwalt is sailing back to its home port of San Diego, California following successful repairs after a breakdown in the Panama Canal, according to reports.

Ex-Pentagon Advisor: Breakdown of $4.4Bln USS Zumwalt Destroyer 'Not Unexpected'

24 November 2016, 02:33 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The guided-missile destroyer left a former US naval base in Panama on Wednesday with repairs following a November 21 incident that required the Zumwalt to be escorted through the canal by tugboats, US Naval Institute News reported.

The Zumwalt's crew discovered bearings that connect the ship’s motors to two driveshafts had been contaminated by seawater. The ship had a similar problem in September, causing it to be removed from service for several days the US Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia.