{"id":27940,"date":"2018-01-19T23:21:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T23:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/19\/ice-and-cold-will-keep-lcs-little-rock-in-montreal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:17:57","slug":"ice-and-cold-will-keep-lcs-little-rock-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/01\/19\/ice-and-cold-will-keep-lcs-little-rock-in-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice and cold will keep LCS Little Rock in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Until further notice \u2014 or at least until the ice melts \u2014 sailors of the littoral combat ship Little Rock will be calling Montreal home, Navy officials announced today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crew\u201cwill remain in port Montreal, Canada, until wintry weather conditions improve and the ship is able to safely transit through the St. Lawrence Seaway,\u201d said Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, spokeswoman for Naval Surface Force Atlantic, in a Jan. 19 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ship was on its way to Mayport, Florida, after being commissioned in Buffalo, New York, on Dec. 16, but record cold and ice has kept the vessel in the Canadian city on the St. Lawrence River since Dec. 27. And signs aren\u2019t promising for getting underway anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\t