[Seruzawa]

Seafaring is a dangerous occupation. That goes doubly for Naval personnel. More Sailors were lost at Guadalcanal than Marines. Those “safe” ships can become deathtraps in a heartbeat. Prayers to the families.

[LonePalm]

I had three uncles at Guadalcanal, one on shore and two off shore. Thank God all came home safe.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[NCC-1701]

Doesn’t US Naval vessels have collision avoidance hardware? What about container ships? It boggles the mind how this can happen these days. I still haven’t read who hit who. RIP to the recently deceased.

[wastoute]

We peons get to make a choice, bleed to death in the mud or drown in the dark. I chose mud. Some choose dark.

[xone]

Seafaring is a dangerous occupation. That goes doubly for Naval personnel. More Sailors were lost at Guadalcanal than Marines. Those “safe” ships can become deathtraps in a heartbeat.

To be fair, what happened at Guadalcanal and it environs was significantly more than 'seafaring' and were influenced by actions that occurred prior to those battles.

Epic night sea actions by the USN.