Navy unmanned surface vessel malfunctions during tow test, capsizes support boat
S3 · 23 Jun 2025 · U.S. Navy · Ventura, CA, USA
Record
| Company | U.S. Navy |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | malfunction |
| Date | 23 Jun 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | ~3:28pm local |
| Location | Ventura, CA, USA · Channel Islands Harbor |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | 1 unmanned surface vessel, 1 support boat capsized |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
AIID Incident 1561. During a Navy unmanned-surface-vessel test near Naval Base Ventura County, the unmanned craft received an inadvertent command while under tow, went into autonomous mode, circled the tug and capsized the manned support boat; the captain declined medical attention.
Primary source
Publisher: DefenseScoop · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
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| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2025 | Navy unmanned surface vessel malfunctions during tow test, capsizes support boat | DefenseScoop | DefenseScoop |
Other context
malfunction context
U.S. Navy industry position
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