On page 8 of the report
https://s3.amazonaws.com/CHINFO/USS+Fitzgerald+and+USS+John+S+McCain+Collision+Reports.pdf
in the diagram, neither of the bridge lookout stations were manned.
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Inconceivable! (And, yes, that does mean what I think it means...)
At night -- on a course crossing heavily traveled traffic lanes -- no lookouts were posted on the bridge wings!
Worse -- they were having RADAR [operation] problems. One would think that definitely was time to rely on "Mark One Eyeball" situational assessment.
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I was preparing a rant based on the fact that I have been unable to ascertain that the Navy provides Night Vision Optics for seamen who are posted as lookouts at night.
But -- in the Fitzgerald's case -- that point is moot.
If you're stupid enough to not post lookouts, having NVDs aboard is just more ballast...
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USS Fitzgerald: Score one for the junior officers... :-(