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Sailor dies aboard USS Nebraska
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Posted on 09/23/2008 1:50:03 PM PDT by esryle
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posted on
09/23/2008 1:50:03 PM PDT
by
esryle
To: esryle
Somebody failed to tag something out, perhaps. RIP, shipmate.
To: esryle
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posted on
09/23/2008 1:53:59 PM PDT
by
pfflier
To: esryle
I hate hearing this type of story. Prayers to his family.
To: esryle
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posted on
09/23/2008 1:55:28 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: Billthedrill
My thoughts exactly Bill...someone either didn’t properly run their red tags, or someone seriously (possibly criminally since a death is involved) violated red tag procedures.
Anyone who has ever sailed for the US Navy knows how serious those red tags are...
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:01:07 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts.....)
To: esryle
Sad story. I spent a fair amount of time in after steering as a master helmsman. Lots of potential for trouble for you’re not careful.
To: sionnsar
Perhaps a WA ping is in order? I think this boat may be homeported in Bangor.
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:03:02 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Bean Counter
Or many other hazardous tasks. Lockout/tagout was drilled in our heads in the hazwaste industry.
RIP sailor. What a tragic waste of a brave young man.
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:04:32 PM PDT
by
doodad
To: Billthedrill; doodad; esryle
I can’t imagine tagging out the rudder at sea.
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:07:04 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Drill Dammit!)
To: esryle
Field Day Accident - Open deck Plates.
"watchstander then came through the area and fell through the open floor. He landed by the hydraulic ram that operates the ship's rudder, and became stuck. He was supposedly fine at this point, just stuck, as they called in the emergency report and ordered the rudder not to move. After this however, they told Control to move the rudder in one direction in order to free the stuck sailor. Control accidently moved the rudder the other way, crushing him instead. He was still pulled out, and lived for another 4-5 hours before losing conciousness and pulse." More Info Here..
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:07:51 PM PDT
by
esryle
To: esryle; Doohickey; judicial meanz; submarinerswife; PogySailor; chasio649; gobucks; Bottom_Gun; ...
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:08:29 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Drill Dammit!)
To: SmithL
May he rest in peace, and may God lift his loved ones, and help them carry this heavy load.
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:11:21 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: Old Grumpy
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:14:44 PM PDT
by
FES0844
(FES0844)
To: Pan_Yan
To: esryle
“But hear from heaven our sailor’s cry,
And grant eternal life on high.”
R.I.P., shipmate.
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:15:42 PM PDT
by
astyanax
(If you need to wear a mask when speaking your mind, it is probably best you remain silent...)
To: SmithL
You don’t tag out the rudder. There are two rams per side, a forward and after starboard ram and a forward and after port ram. (Dealing from very distant memory here...) ;-)
To: esryle
Oh, that explains it. That is just really, really sad.
To: esryle
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:18:31 PM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: Billthedrill
That was my first thought too. Someone messed up the lockout tagout procedure. Pretty terrible way to go. Prayers to his family.
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posted on
09/23/2008 2:32:49 PM PDT
by
CougarGA7
(Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
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