国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. Navy leaders urged to do better amid deadly ship collisions
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 19-- <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="better">better</span>," <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McCain">McCain</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Armed">Armed</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Spencer">Spencer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Naval">Naval</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="Admiral">Admiral</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Richardson">Richardson</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="USS">USS</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="McCain">McCain</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guided">guided</span>-<span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="destroyer">destroyer</span>, <span word="collided">collided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> 10 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="highly">highly</span>-<span word="publicized">publicized</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USS">USS</span> <span word="Fitzgerald">Fitzgerald</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guided">guided</span>-<span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="destroyer">destroyer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="collided">collided</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="McCain">McCain</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="preventable">preventable</span>" <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 600 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="aground">aground</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="collide">collide</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span>."</p><p><span word="Richardson">Richardson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probes">probes</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="corrosive">corrosive</span> <span word="confluence">confluence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="tempo">tempo</span>, <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>."</p>
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