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Warship frozen in Montreal ice until March

The warship. USS Little Rock, is frozen in ice in Montreal, Canada.  It has been stuck there since Christmas. It will be March until the ice melts and the vessel continues on its way to its home port in Jacksonville, Florida.

The USS Little Rock is brand new. It was officially announced ready to go on Dec. 19th in Buffalo, New York.

While stuck in Montreal, the Navy said the sailors will update their training in medical, damage control, navigation, and security. 

https://news.usni.org/2018/01/23/navy-lcs-uss-little-rock-sidelined-ice-lack-icebreakers-not-suffering

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-navys-littoral-combat-ship-will-soon-be-armed-hellfire-24166

https://www.navy.com/about/equipment/vessels/littoral.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5294579/Navy-ship-stuck-ice-Montreal-move.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/navy-ship-montreal-stuck-1.4497416

This picture was taken today. On the right, it shows the solid ice sheet in Montreal, Canada. Open water is so narrow  near shore that only tug boats can pass through it.