For the U.S. Navy, boats perform missions from mundane maintenance chores such as hull scraping and cleaning overboard ...

The LCU received a direct hit, detonating the munitions aboard. The devastating attack killed more than 25 sailors, and wounded another 30 or so. At least two landing craft were destroyed.

Higgins boats Landing craft known as Higgins boats carried troops to the beaches on D-Day and dropped their front ramps so troops could rush out. Courtesy of The National WWII Museum ...

DILLSBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Their official designation was Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel, or LCVP. Usually, they were just called Landing Craft. Sometimes they were called Higgins boats afte… ...

Tags Tncen Us Army U.s. Navy Army Watercraft Maneuver Support Vessel-light (msv-l) Indo-pacific U.s. Army Pacific (usarpac) Landing Craft Utility Military Warfare ...

The Coast Guard said a 27-foot, gold Chris-Craft boat capsized due to a large swell around 3 p.m. near D.L. Bliss State Park.

An overturned 27-foot Chris-Craft floats partially submerged near D.L. Bliss State Park on Lake Tahoe on Saturday. The boat capsized in high winds and rough swells, leaving six people dead and two ...

The coroner’s office said it was called after Elsey’s body was recovered from the Bushy Park Boat Landing by divers with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office.

A Midlands man is facing charges after allegedly running over victims in Fairfield County over the weekend.

Despite this fact, the size of the Army’s watercraft fleet has shrunk dramatically even as the need for them has grown. In 1971, the service had over 2,000 vessels, according to an October 2024 ...

The FCSO said the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can call FCSO at 803-635-4141. Deputies: One dead, one injured after man drives SUV into men at boat landing ...

Second, and most importantly, Congress should ensure the Army has sufficient readiness and capacity for its Landing Craft Utility (LCU) fleet.