Collision between USS Hartford and the USS New Orleans Ship Deck Logs

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Mr. John Greenewald, J r .

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYCOMMANDER, NAVAL SURFACE FORCES2841 RENDOVA ROADSAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92155-5490

Dear Mr . John Greenewald, J r . :

REPLY REFER TO5720Ser NOOJ/00 9 64 Mar 2010

This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reques t fo r acopy of th e JAGMAN i nves t iga t ion in to th e c o l l i s i o n between USS HARTFORD (SSN768) and USS New Orleans (LPD 18) which occurred on March 20, 2009. Yourr eques t was rece ived on December 23, 2009 and ass igned f i l e number FOIA CNSFFY2010-6.

Your r eques t was forwarded to t h i s command from Commander, U.S. F l e e tForces Command because ce r ta in documents f a l l under the cognizance ofCommander, Naval Surface Forces . We have reviewed the documents which arerespons ive to your r eques t and they a re p a r t i a l l y r e leased to you in thet i ~ e f r a m e t h a t you reques ted. Please be adv ised t h a t USS NEW ORLEANS DeckLo g of 19 - 20 Mar 09 wa s redac ted pursuan t to FOIA Exemption b(6) , 5 U.S.C .552(b) (6) , which proh ib i t s r e lease of any in fo rmat ion t h a t could reasonab lybe expec ted to cons t i tu t e an unwarranted invas ion of persona l pr ivacy ofo ther ind iv idua l s i d e n t i f i e d in th e deck l ogs . USS NEW ORLEANS Pos i t ion Lo gof 19-20 Mar 09 and Pi lo t Informat ion Card has been withheld under FOIAExemption b(2) because th e documents conta in s e n s i t i v e ru les and prac t i ceswhich, if r e leased , would crea te foreseeable harm to Sh ip ' s company and thes t r a t e g i c secur i ty of t he sh ip . USS NEW ORLEANS Memorandum of Pos t -Co l l i s ionActions has been r e leased in its e n t i r e ty .

The USS NEW ORLEANS Damage and Repair Photographs and Col l i s i on RepairReport have been forwarded to NAVCENT and NAVSEA fo r r e l ease dete rmina t ion asmat te r s under t h e i r cognizance.

There a re no fees as soc ia ted w i t ~ t h e process ing of your r eques t by t h i so f f i c e .

I f you be l ieve t h a t th e enclosed documents are not respons ive to yourr eques t o r have been improperly redac ted, you a re adv ised of your r igh t toappea l t h i s dete rmina t ion, in wri t ing , to th e Judge Advocate General of theNavy (Code 14) , 1322 Pat terson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard,DC 20374 - 5066. Your appea l must be postmarked within 60 ca lendar days fromt he da t e o f t h i s l e t t e r to be considered. A s ta tement as to why your appea lshould be granted should be i ncluded and the enc losed copy of t h i s l e t t e rshould be a t tached . Both the !appea l l e t t e r and the envelope should bear theno ta t ion , "Freedom of I n f o r m a i o n Act Appeal ."


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Any ques t ions concerning t h i s mat te r should be d i r ec t ed to LT James P.Andrews, JAGC, U. S . Navy, d i r e c t l y a t (619) 437-2054 orjames . p.andrews @navy.mi l .

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h rtfy beiore 000 ne crew felt a rumble/vibration hro.ugh theh II. _oo outs, CSW crews. and bndge watc standers saw nothing.Tne i itia assumption was that NOL co llided wit a small, unlitsu ace vesseL Officers were sent to both bridge wings to look for debris a dthe Gun Uaiso Officer orde ed the g n mount crews to do thesame. Moum 57's gun crew (starboard, aft) reported a strongsmell of fuel oil. CIC in armed COMSTOCK (following 1000 yards astern) thatwe apparently hit something and were slowing to c eck fordamage aboara and debris in the water. COMSTOCK slowedto match our speed a d lit off spot lights to search our wake.They reported no sign of debris.

Engineering watch-standers briefly reported a loud, nonmetallic noise from AMR 2 wh ich soon ceased. Very qu ickly.the ship developed a 1.5 degree list to starboard. CasualtyResponse Teams checked all main spaces, shaft alleys, etc-finding no damage. Watch-sta ders in CCS were able todetermine two ballast anks and a fue. tank were flooding-indicating underwater hull damage.

NOliaunc ed the ready life boat to look jo r debris and checkfor visible hull damage. o damage was apparent, but the boatcrew reported a strong smell of fuel from the starboard quarteralthough o fuel was visible. The rescue boat was recovered . NOL sighted an uniden ified, surfaced submarine off the Portquarter and assumed that we had hit rt The sub was lateridentified as USS HAR FORD via NAVCENT Chat. As a resu'tof damage sustained, the sub could neither raise a periscopenor man the bridge. NO escorted HARTFORD in a generallysoutheny direction, vectoring them clear of merchant traffic untilUSS MILIUS assumed esco du ties.

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Collision between USS Hartford and the USS New Orleans Ship Deck Logs