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Popeye...it is horrible that this happened.
I was talking to my son in law and he indicated that during the Obama years, overall, readiness and discipline have fallen off...a lot. And given his own attitude and actions, I do not dount that the people he put into positions passed on such attitudes.
These things lead to these mistakes.
That warship had the absolute best sensors available. it is inexcusable that they ran in front of a cargo/container ship (which is what my sources are telling me).
Even without the sensors, which should have been telling them of this large vessels (and every other one around) and would have warned them of a collision course...where were they personnel on watch...with eyes on...standing watch?
You know the commander and probably the XO are done...but I bet that the officer of the deck and several others are going to go down over this.
And if my hunch is correct...they should. They should go down hard. seven of their shipmates are dead because of what may amount to inescusable mistakes, lack of discipline, and simply not doing their job. Wheich means the command team was not doing its job instilling such quatlies into their crew.
These are war ships by gosh! There is no room for lackadaisical attitudes or action...EVERY on such ships.
Anyhow.../end rant.
This is my biggest concern about the whole incident. Just what were the shipmates on watch doing? Hopefully the truth will be exposed. Those shipmates that saved lives and performed damage control saved that ship. I give them a hearty Bravo Zulu.
...for you landlubbers. Bravo Zulu means = A job Well done!
Ame to damage control. it is something the US Navy excels in...and always has.
However, there is still no excuse ofr a container ship running at 14 or so knots to collide with a US Navy Burke DDG. Noen whatsoever.
As I say...and you well know...the sensors would ahve told them everything they needed to know if they were on or were being monitored as they should.
Beyond that, personnel serving watch are trained to see ship...day or noght...and recognize a collission course by the position of the ship or its lights relative to the DDG.
If the vesssel or its lights remains steady and does not move to one side or the other...you are in line and t either means it is coming directly at you or going away...in either case the watch should have informed the bridge.
No...something was very wrong and that s why the ships commander, the XO and those in charge on the bridge and in the CIC are all going to get shafted...Captains Mast...and they should. Gooid people died becuase someone was not doing their job. Some people did not do their job because the atmosphere on the ship was lacks.
I have friends who have given me transcripts of such incidents...remember the LA Class sub that surface and hit the Japanese ship a few years ago?
That recording was similar in nature...a crew in the command spaces faqrcing around. crakcing jokes, and njot watching their instruments are doing their duty.
I believe the same type of thing happened here.
A Warship is a warship and being on a warship is serious, serious business...whether at war or not.
God's speed my friend.
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