http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/0...n-collides-with-merchant-ship-in-pacific.html
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Another navy ship collision, is the navy out of control?
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With everything I know about boats and maritime law I think the ships are deliberately aiming at and crashing into the naval ships.
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Not the first maritime disaster for a McCain (Forestall).
The navy helmsmen just need to quit leaving port like it was cars and coffee.
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The navy helmsmen just need to quit leaving port like it was cars and coffee.
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Simple don't allow ship leave and so put a stop to the helmsman getting drunk.
I kid but this doesn't surprise me as Singapor I think is the 2nd most busiest port in the world a lot of traffic flows in and out of the straights of Malacca.
I kid but this doesn't surprise me as Singapor I think is the 2nd most busiest port in the world a lot of traffic flows in and out of the straights of Malacca.
Shit happens, but I don't believe in coincidence when it comes to this sort of thing, another guided missile boat.
The collision with the fitz was the ships fault. Period. The firings and discipline has happened, and the post collision report is out.
This collision, based on the flooding damage, was in the aft part of the ship. It occurred in one of the busiest traffic schemes in the world. I will wait until I see more info to pass judgement. As sailor who has stood the conn on the bridge, and stood in combat as a watch officer and surface warfare coordinator, the straits of Malacca are no ****ing joke.
This collision, based on the flooding damage, was in the aft part of the ship. It occurred in one of the busiest traffic schemes in the world. I will wait until I see more info to pass judgement. As sailor who has stood the conn on the bridge, and stood in combat as a watch officer and surface warfare coordinator, the straits of Malacca are no ****ing joke.
I'm starting to question the competence of our Navy.... 2 of these in as many months is insane. These are billion dollar ships, with some of the most advance electronics and radar on the planet, yet they can't avoid being hit? Is Stevie Wonder piloting these ships?
I'm just ****ing around.
Steer themselves? Have your actually stood watch on a ddg in the straits? I have. Nothing in the straits is automated.
The ship was hit in the aft port quarter. By the rules of the road, they had right of way as the vessel on the starboard side. I'd wait until more info comes out before you pass judgement.
Once is a incident, twice is a trend...I wouldn't be surprised to see some higher up PF heads roll after this one.
Technically this is 4...
Yep, one ran aground and another hit a fishing boat right?
Correct.
Do you count subs?
I meant 4 in that area recently
What the Navy does have is a manning and accession issue. Higher OP tempos , lower qualified enlistment numbers. The Navy's answer over the last 16 years; lower standards. Had to deal with this first hand on a daily basis.
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