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reference news network reported on october 7according to a report on the u.s. army times website on october 4, u.s. navy leaders recently confirmed that an aircraft carrier and two submarines were affected by welding defects produced during construction at the newport news shipyard in virginia, u.s., but stated that these the unacceptable welding work does not involve parts that affect the safety or operation of the ship.

according to reports, u.s. navy secretary carlos del toro said in a letter to members of the house and senate armed services committees on the 3rd that the affected ships include the recently refurbished "george washington" aircraft carrier and the brand-new "heyman... rickover" attack submarine and the "new jersey" attack submarine.

del toro's letter cited the shipyard as saying the problem involved "the welder's failure to follow welding procedures correctly."

"importantly, naval sea systems command has assessed that these welds did not involve components or systems that would affect the safety or operation of the ship," he wrote. "as the technical overseer, naval sea systems command has determined that these ships are safe to operate." operate."

del toro wrote that he first learned of the issue on september 24.

as of the 3rd, the u.s. navy has determined that three ships are affected, and del toro's memo stated that the u.s. navy is inspecting the welding quality of 23 ships under construction or maintenance to assess whether welding defects may affect future operations.

earlier, officials at huntington ingalls, a newport news shipbuilding company, admitted that "some welders knowingly failed to follow certain welding procedures" while working on military ships.