Posted on 08/20/2017 6:35:30 PM PDT by Enchante
A Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS John S. McCain, collided with a commercial vessel east of Singapore early Monday morning local time, the Navy said.
There were 10 sailors missing and five injured, the Navy said.
The collision with the merchant ship Alnic MC occurred east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore at 6:24 a.m. Japan Standard Time, as the McCain was on its way for a routine port visit in Singapore, the Navy said.
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At the beginning and end of these collisions stands a clueless officer of the deck. There is no excuse for being run into by a merchant when you are driving a Burke class DDG. It's like being run into by a combine on a 27 lane freeway when you are driving a Ferrari. Into his hands are entrusted all the powers he needs. He can order the ship to go faster or to go slower or to do an emergency crash back. He can turn right and he can turn left. Beyond those choices nothing is needed to avoid colliding with lumbering oafs of merchants, however carelessly, recklessly or negligently navigated.
Obviously one needs to look at the training of our officers. One will discover incredible amounts of time on equal opportunity, and safety administration (are low overheads marked with signs at the appropriate height and in the designated color and letter sizes). Obviously they are deficient in the most important skills of all, doing their job driving a warship.
Agreed. Unless we’re talking about my Exes :)
But HOW BAD have things gotten?!?!?!
Horrifying, if we can’t steer. Fox reporting that military servicemen are not getting the training they used to be able to count on.
Budget slashing? Sequester?
I remember that, too, GPS spoofing.
These flag officers were promoted under Obama. Looks like his plan is bearing fruit.
Or the fruits are fulfilling his plan.
Sounds like the insane diversity program.
I spent a lot of hours as the OOD going in and out of port on a nuclear submarine. About all I had for navaids was a lookout with gubmint issue binos standing next to me, a chart, and a microphone to order course and speed. I never hit nuffin.
Sounds like the insane diversity program.
Amazing.
God be with the missing, and hell awaits the captain.
Is this a repeat of an earlier event or a new one?
Misdirection.
I hate to say it, but what can you expect from a ship named after that serial, accident-prone loser? >>>> “S” McCain his father and grandfather not him.
Seems the most likely scenario to me.
The is the McCain, the one just prior was the Fitzgerald.
Not the senator, his father and grandfather (both distinguished US Navy Admirals).
That’s the part I don’t get. There hasn’t been a naval development yet that can replace an ABS equipped with a pair of binoculars, communication with the bridge, and mindful of their duty. We rely far too much on electronic gadgets and gizmos.
his two admirals a father and grandfather.
Exactly!
Who needs the conspiracies?
Conspiracies are ridiculous when we only must understand reports all along have been true.
Our military was halted. Training and function was decimated.
There is a price to pay for that, regardless of high tech and extraordinary equipment.
May have a point there.
Just heard from a source....10 dead and 5 still missing...
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