10 sailors missing. 5 injured at first reports.
Ah sheesh, what a bummer.
Damn, I HATE to hear this.
I had class in Army, i had to think like isis.
2 ships collision in 90 days. I wounder if they are trying to learn the Navy's standard operating procedure.
Testing the Navy's SOP procedures when ship is close.
Testing Navy's SOP when collision happens.
Learning the damage from a collision.
How long is the damaged ship in a area after the collision.
Will a VIED work.
Sounds like thy got tagged on the port quarter, left rear for you non-nautical types, indicating they probably had right of way unless they were doing something stupid like trying to cut across the bow of the merchant. Apparently 730 am local, scheduled to make port, might have been getting things prepped topside so a larger than usual number of folks topside.
Seems the kids out of Yokosuka are getting a bit careless, well more than usual.
Seems the kids out of Yokosuka are getting a bit careless, well more than usual.
Don't you mean to say that Two slow lumbering merchant vessels were hit this year by far more nimble U.S. destroyers?
It's called negligence. Hopefully no one has died from this incident.
I assume you know something more than the rest of us? With issues of Asymmetric Warfare potentiality and other types of warfare that exist beyond the realm of the average citizen, I prefer to remain open that the men and women trained to perform their missions aboard the vessels were certified and capable. Negligence is a true rarity in specialized fields such as radar and acoustics. What is to say "spoofing" is not at play? This is a war, assumptions are asinine.
You might note the difference in were hit, and hit. The Fitzgerald was hit, it didn't ram the merchant vessel. You see the difference?
You can call it what you want. In the first incidence some command on the destroyer Fitzgerald were relieved of duty last week.
They were possible not even on the Bridge at the time. Certainly lower level errors were made, but the buck stops with the command in the military.
In this incident, I prefer to wait for the full explanation.
Meanwhile search and rescue operations are happening as we speak.
Fitz saw the entire top of the chain of command, co, xo and cmc relieved. None of them were awake nor awoken prior to the collision.
Prayers to the crew and search teams.
Prayers to the crew and search teams.
Damn
