[Rabin]

Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Virginia; Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego; Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Connecticut; Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas; Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, California; Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Maryland; and Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio. R.I.P.

Raben

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Wouldn’t a high speed impact amidships from a fully loaded container ship have rolled over the US ship? I think the damage photos I’ve seen suggest a low speed impact.

The whole thing is very fishy. No radar on them US ship?

[laplata]

RIP

[smokingfrog]

Tragic.

[onedoug]

Enemy islamism until demonstrated otherwise.

[Born to Conserve]

A side swipe can turn into a t-bone. Large ships moving fast close together can experience a suction that pulls them closer, and then a sort of “PIT Maneuver” develops turning into a t-bone.

Look at 7:45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98FQS-tcLPE

I have not heard how on Earth a Destroyer could be snuck up on. That is the big question.

[UnwashedPeasant]

I would expect an “all hands on deck” before another ship got close enough to collide.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

My theory: The captain of the Crystal deliberately rammed our destroyer.