{"id":43655,"date":"2021-03-12T19:48:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/12\/engine-cooling-issue-sidelines-lcs-sioux-city\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:11:03","slug":"engine-cooling-issue-sidelines-lcs-sioux-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/12\/engine-cooling-issue-sidelines-lcs-sioux-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Engine cooling issue sidelines LCS Sioux City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The littoral combat ship<\/a> Sioux City is laid up after air was found in the ship\u2019s lube oil, which could affect engine cooling and raise the risk of overheating, Naval Surface Force Atlantic officials confirmed this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem was discovered Jan. 12 during routine maintenance aboard the ship, which was commissioned less than three years ago in November 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, the repairs were only expected to take a few days, but officials now say they don\u2019t have a timeline for when Sioux City will once again be good to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ship had been taking part in a pre-deployment exercise with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group when the problems emerged, according to SURFLANT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sioux City sailors were stuck on the ship from the time the problem was discovered until the end of February due to the need to maintain a COVID-free bubble among the crew, according to SURFLANT spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Richlyn Ivey.<\/p>\n\n\n\t