CNN: For the third time in a year, one of the US Navy's $360 million littoral combat ships has been knocked out of action by mechanical problems.
The latest victim is the USS Freedom, which had seawater leak into one of its two main diesel propulsion systems on July 11, according to a Navy press release.
The Navy said seawater entered the engine oil lube system through a leak in a seawater pump's mechanical seal.
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