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A U.S. Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, ran aground in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines on Thursday, and was stuck on a reef, the Navy said.
No one was injured in the incident, which occurred at 2:25 a.m. local time on Tubbataha Reef about 80 miles east-southeast of Palawan Island, in the Philippines, the Navy said. There were no reports that any fuel leaked from the vessel.
The ship, with a crew of 80, had just completed a port call at Subic Bay in the Philippines, when the grounding occurred.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/17/us-usa-navy-grounding-idUSBRE90G06H20130117
Scuba
(53,475 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)dballance
(5,756 posts)Or he'll enjoy his new desk job.
Separation
(1,975 posts)Navy is sacking Captains left and right. He/She will be abe to retire though but it will be within the year.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)me thinks the Captain's Days of commanding a ship are over.
dballance
(5,756 posts)Separation
(1,975 posts)Turns out you were right, the Guardian is commanded by Lieutenant Commander Mark A. Rice.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)They will hire anyone.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)And you thought that the various online road maps were bad.....
Aristus
(66,352 posts)Maritime charts exist for a reason...
Brother Buzz
(36,429 posts)[font size = "4"]Navy Ship May Have Run Aground Because Of A Faulty Map[/font size = "4"]
Hrvoje Hranjski, Associated Press | Jan. 20, 2013, 9:48 AM
MANILA, Philippines (AP) An inaccurate map that mislocated a marine sanctuary may have caused a U.S. Navy minesweeper to run aground on a coral reef in the Philippines this week, the Navy said Saturday
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The Navy said in a statement that a review of Digital Nautical Charts, which are used for safe navigation by all U.S. Navy ships, found they contained inaccurate data and may have been a factor in the Guardian's grounding. As a result, Navigator of the Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan White released precautionary guidance to all Pacific Fleet ships, saying that "initial review of navigation data indicates an error in the location of Tubbataha Reef" in the Philippines.
"While the erroneous navigation chart data is important information, no one should jump to conclusions," said Pacific Fleet spokesman Capt. Darryn James. "It is critical that the U.S. Navy conduct a comprehensive investigation that assesses all the facts surrounding the Guardian grounding."
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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/navy-ship-may-have-ran-aground-because-of-a-faulty-map-2013-1#ixzz2IaWsoEVK
Aristus
(66,352 posts)Looks like he will have a strong defense at the inquiry.
Brother Buzz
(36,429 posts)A cynic, I am.