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Deb

(3,742 posts) Mon Jun 19, 2017, 08:02 AM Jun 2017

They (Fitzgerald) navigated by magnetic compass

"The crew's response was swift and effective, and I want to point out - as we stand by the ship - how proud I am of them.

Heroic efforts prevented the flooding from catastrophically spreading which could have caused the ship to founder or sink. It could have been much worse.

The crew navigated the ship into one of the busiest ports in the world with a magnetic compass and backup navigation equipment. One of two shafts were locked."

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=101098

We're proud of them too!

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They (Fitzgerald) navigated by magnetic compass (Original Post) Deb Jun 2017 OP

They should've had redundant gyros and backup Sat Nav NightWatcher Jun 2017 #1

I think this is the post collision trip back to port. TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #5

still like to know how such a collision could have possibly happened in the first place... beachbum bob Jun 2017 #2

Kudos to the crew for responding quickly in the middle of the night and saving the ship FLPanhandle Jun 2017 #3

This accident should never have happened; someone on that ship is responsible. alarimer Jun 2017 #4

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. They should've had redundant gyros and backup Sat Nav

Reply to Deb (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 08:22 AM

Jun 2017

Plus, huge cargo ships should be visible by AIS radar and crew on bridgewatch. If visibility was an issue, bit vessels should have been sounding horns.

Something sounds off about this.

TexasProgresive

(12,158 posts)

5. I think this is the post collision trip back to port.

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 09:14 AM

Jun 2017

As far as not being aware of what's around the ship per-collision that is very troublesome. One thing I know, the Navy is unforgiving. This captain will never command again.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

2. still like to know how such a collision could have possibly happened in the first place...

Reply to Deb (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 08:23 AM

Jun 2017

with today's radar and sonar on our warships, this must have been a massive f*ckup by some one or a bunch of some ones

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)

3. Kudos to the crew for responding quickly in the middle of the night and saving the ship

Reply to Deb (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 08:27 AM

Jun 2017

However, there is still no valid reason for a modern destroyer to be run down by a big container ship.

The bridge crew was negligent, at best, even though the rest of the crew responded well.

alarimer

(16,245 posts)

4. This accident should never have happened; someone on that ship is responsible.

Reply to Deb (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 08:46 AM

Jun 2017

Likely, it will be the captain who will lose his career. There is no way in hell they should not have seen a GIANT CONTAINER SHIP coming at them. As the smaller, more maneuverable vessel, they would have been the ones to give way. A container ship that big requires miles to stop, and cannot readily get out of the way.

But clearly whoever was on the bridge at the time is negligent.

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