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On December 19, 2015, the US Navy's Joint Strike Ship

Aug. 13, 2018 by Katherine Berry

On December 19, 2015, the US Navy's Joint Strike Ship System (JSSS) intercepted an unidentified Russian ship on a low-speed collision course with the United States (USNS) in the Indian Ocean. The collision with the Russian vessel killed three crew members and set off a series of fires.

The US Navy had previously warned of a liquefaction risk from liquefaction and thus ordered the JS SS to act quickly. But the JS SS' main propulsion system (the rudder) and onboard computer were badly damaged.

On December 10, 2015, the US Navy received a letter from the Indian Ocean Safety Authority (ANSI) expressing concern and sending a senior officer to investigate a possible liquefaction-induced leak between the Indian Ocean and the JSSS' ship.

The ANSI found that the ship had no structural damage.

Two days later, the Australian government announced on December 13 that, in fact, the JS SS' rudder and onboard computer systems could be damaged.

On December 13, 2017, the US Navy issued an order authorizing the JS SS to immediately investigate the incident. But before then, there had been no evidence that the JS SS was on the collision course with the Russian vessel. So, the US Navy had to wait for the Indian Ocean Safety Authority to formally authorize a new ship from the Indian Ocean Safety Authority (ISSA) to follow the Russian's lead.

As the following chart shows, Indian Ocean Safety Authority (ISSA) orders to investigate a collision with a vessel of the Indian Ocean with an unknown composition of materials.

The following chart shows how the Indian Ocean Safety Authority (ISSA) orders will work.

The Indian Ocean Safety Authority orders the Australian Navy to investigate the incident.

The Indian Ocean Safety Authority orders the Australian navy to investigate the incident.

In an update on December 12, 2017, the Indian Ocean Safety Authority issued a clarification that, if successful, the Indian Ocean Safety Authority will immediately declare the JS SS "compliant in all matters pertaining to the navigation of Indian waters". However, the Indian Ocean Safety Authority did not specify that the vessel would become an autonomous carrier.

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