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BamaRefugee

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37. The article says it happened in darkness

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:25 AM

Aug 2017

I would assume there's a greater reliance on electronics when the Mk.1 eyeball is operating in it's least effective conditions? If someone is waiting to make a major and sudden change in course of a war ship until they can actually SEE an oncoming ship in the dark, maybe they need to review how things are taught to naval commanders?

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BREAKING: Five sailors injured, 10 missing after U.S. Navy destroyer collides with a merchant ship [View all] USALiberal Aug 2017 OP

This is looking like a complete breakdown malaise Aug 2017 #1

Imagine a terrorist ship loaded with explosives trying this! Makes no sense to me. n/t USALiberal Aug 2017 #3

The US navy does not blow merchant ships out of the water the way they would a terrorist ship. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #22

Insanity!!!...??? Stuart G Aug 2017 #4

Did you read the report on the investigation of the Fitzgerald? malaise Aug 2017 #9

This is looking like a bunch of reactionary people jumping to conclusions. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #21

No, it is the logical conclusion whopis01 Aug 2017 #38

I'm going to bet it's on us yet again. cwydro Aug 2017 #47

A Navy destroyer and an oil tanker this time. Bad, bad news. suffragette Aug 2017 #23

Asymmetric warfare? jpak Aug 2017 #2

We need to hire better sailors Not Ruth Aug 2017 #5

Or actually look at the radar more often! n/t USALiberal Aug 2017 #6

Maybe we look at the radar to often gladium et scutum Aug 2017 #30

Lack of Human Eyeballs The River Aug 2017 #42

The sailors have been great Warpy Aug 2017 #17

I'm not Alerting this post but it hurts UTUSN Aug 2017 #29

One more time and I think the merchants are sending the US a message. haveahart Aug 2017 #7

Or he will blame Hillary. n/t USALiberal Aug 2017 #11

Will Trump even know about it? I mean, he's on vacation gratuitous Aug 2017 #20

He was informed of it. His response? "That's too bad". smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #49

WTF secondwind Aug 2017 #8

WHAT the hell, again?!1 I'm not over the nightmare from 2 months ago. UTUSN Aug 2017 #10

Another destroyer collision??? dalton99a Aug 2017 #12

Again? Sorry for the loss. Someone's career is justifiably over. underpants Aug 2017 #13

Absolutely it is. cwydro Aug 2017 #48

Link to Navy reports Yonnie3 Aug 2017 #14

Thanks for this!! n/t USALiberal Aug 2017 #15

... TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #16

I was a snipe, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2017 #18

Seems like that would be a high priority task. n/t USALiberal Aug 2017 #19

Trumps response was "that's too bad" and I am not joking sunonmars Aug 2017 #24

Officers need to start being stationed at Ft Leavenworth Nevernose Aug 2017 #25

Hear, hear! eom Purveyor Aug 2017 #31

I'm not in the Navy. BadgerMom Aug 2017 #26

You could be on to something there. SonofDonald Aug 2017 #34

Check this out SonofDonald Aug 2017 #35

Why so many collisions in the past year? Dawson Leery Aug 2017 #27

A Look at Earlier Collisions Involving Navy Vessels (NYT) CozyMystery Aug 2017 #28

Russian/Chinese electronic jamming of US instrumentation? BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #32

Can't jam sarisataka Aug 2017 #36

The article says it happened in darkness BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #37

People have sailed the seas sarisataka Aug 2017 #39

like I said Jamming the Steering! ;-) BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #43

I'm not sure sarisataka Aug 2017 #46

And Trump wants so badly to privatize our military. VigilantG Aug 2017 #33

Logically a person who isnt versed in these matters would think for an instant the vessels are small uponit7771 Aug 2017 #40

Inattention, poor judgment, or a combination of both. MineralMan Aug 2017 #41

hmmmmm. "unfortunate to lose 2 guided missile destroyers" NEAR NORTH KOREA..interesting n/t BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #44

Based on the report for the Fitzgerald malaise Aug 2017 #45