I also notice that most media are reporting the McCain was approaching the Strait of Malacca. The initial reports said the Mccain was headed to Singapore. Strait of Malacca is west of Singapore.
Sabotage??
steering failure, not unlike the steering failure that McCain himself has suffered for many years.
Something with the name John McCain on it having problems? Get outta here!
Everything associated with John “Own-Ace” McCain seems to crash.
Interesting all from the 7 th Fleet
Steering failure?
It has been my experience that John McCain veers sharply left.
Rudderless, as its namesake..
...The destroyer arrived at Changi Naval Base o Monday afternoon with significant hull damage...
Apparently the steering worked ok later. So what, exactly, did they do to resolve their "steering failure"??? Run into another ship? The large-scale equivalent of whacking a piece of malfunctioning gear with the palm of your hand? If there is a steering problem... If it were with design/build then you would expect some of the other DDGs in the same class/flight to be experiencing it too. If it was from damaged or worn machinery then that is a failure on the crew's part to perform inspections and maintenance. If you are having trouble steering there's always "all stop!" even "all back full!" to prevent a collision. The newer turbine powered, variable pitch prop ships are *very* responsive.
Something stinks here, 4 mishaps in the area in a short amount of time... Either the fleet has become dangerously negligent in training and procedures - basic seamanship, or something intentional is happening.
Yes, and when you get caught speeding on the interstate, tell the state trooper that your accelerator stuck and became unstuck after he turned on his lights.
Ping. Humm......
Geographically challenged news reporters. None of them bothered to actually look at a map of the area.
Was it turning to port when it supposed to be going starboard?
My Freudian self, read the headline that John McCain’s brain had a steering malfunction.
How many electronic parts on these warships were sourced from Chinese manufacturers? Though it sounds a bit tinfoil hattish is it really that far beyond the realm of possibility that a few very specific components could contain a ‘backdoor’ of some sort?
Steering failure?
Yes - a loose nut at the steering wheel.
Or maybe the Russians hacked the computers.
Or the coming solar eclipse.
Or Bannon and the alt-right.
Sounds as if someone is grabbing at straws to protect the real incompetence leading to these two recent collisions.
Great title ....so did the senator himself
I don’t care WHAT the excuses may be. A competent CO should have been able to figure out how not to get into a collision with another ship. This indicates that political correctness rather than merit is determining who we hand commands to.
Looks more like another ship hit them. I expected damage on the bow from the news descriptions.
That is a different situation, and more troubling, than someone asleep on the deck.
I guess the freighter lost steering control as well and was lucky to Tbone the McCain?
Is the crew rowing and using a sail to navigate to port for the repairs and investigation?