Dale Ridge church of Christ

In 1990 the USS Iwo Jima suffered a major boiler accident when one of the valves gave way to the massive pressures that build up in the ship’s propulsion system. Instead of using the prescribed stainless steel bolts, nuts and studs to assemble the valve, a shipyard worker found some hardware made of brass and completed his job. This substitution, although never authorized, was allowed to pass through final inspections and quality assurance procedures and the work accepted by the customer without question.

After the maintenance period the ship returned to duty, but it wasn’t long before the failure occurred. …

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