Posted on 06/16/2017 2:44:29 PM PDT by blueplum
The approach into Tokyo Bay from the south is damn difficult. Hundreds of skunks going all which ways. Usually in the dark for a morning arrival. Tough on the CO and Navigator. Been there many times.
Looks like the other ship crossed its T
That damage doesn’t look like it could cause her to take on water, yet you can see she is pumping. Is there more damage below the water line, I wonder?
Skynews reporting three compartments flooded.
http://news.sky.com/story/us-navy-destroyer-collides-with-japanese-boat-10918040
BBC news reporting “Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, reported that the US ship was said to be listing “
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40310563
CNN adds: “A US military official told CNN that ship could not operate under its own power after the incident and tug boats have been called to assist”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/politics/us-navy-destroyer-collides-with-merchant-ship-japan/index.html
The headsman is sharpening his axe as we speak...
Coastal waters can be very constricted. Lots of nasty rocks and sandbars.
From the look of it I would say it just jumped out of no where and hit them.
Which ship is damaged? Ours?
Yokosuka (Yoko-ska, the U is silent) is the Japanese port the 7th Fleet uses. Spent many an evening there, although I was Army.
Ever see that movie Das Boat? Two surfaced U-Boats almost collided in a storm in mid-Atlantic (true story in book).
Very possible. Many of these ships have those bulbs that extend out beyond the bow, below the waterline. That would punch a hole in the hull of the Navy ship, yet you wouldn't be able to see it.
Just a second...
Here's a picture of the cargo ship with a lighter load. You can see below the waterline. See the 'bulb' sticking out of the front ?
from CNN: “The ship completed $21 million in upgrades and repairs in February and is currently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan”
(oopsie!)
ours. no news at all on the merchant ship
The Fitzgerald was named after whom?
Kamikaze
Yes, I see it, it looks like a modern equivalent of those old Roman warships -ramming speed.
Lt. William Charles “Bill” Fitzgerald
http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg62/Pages/Namesake.aspx#.WURXirpFxMs
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