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Fight the Ship: Death and Valor on a Warship Doomed by Its Own Navy
ProPublica ^
| Feb. 6, 2019
| T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi
Posted on 02/10/2019 11:24:51 AM PST by GrootheWanderer
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There was a lot of heroism to go around. But from reading this, the key individual was LTJG Stephany Breau (the ships damage control assistant) who stepped up and took control of damage control. The ship could well have gone under without her actions.
To: GrootheWanderer
I wonder what the future holds for those who were present on the ship during this event, with respect to their Navy careers.
Will they be silenced? Told to stay silent if they want to stay in the Navy?
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posted on
02/10/2019 11:28:22 AM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
To: GrootheWanderer; Travis McGee
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posted on
02/10/2019 11:28:36 AM PST
by
gaijin
To: GrootheWanderer
the key individual was LTJG Stephany Breau
So this being ProPublica, one of the left most of the leftist rags, why would they print an article about the military that was ... so seemingly balanced?
It almost looks like a preemptive blast at damage control or a way to prepare Ms. Breau for public service. It certainly paints the military in a bad light - repeatedly skipping maintenance, understaffing and under-training the crew.
But this is Obama’s navy, no matter how you slice it.
It seems like a honest article.
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posted on
02/10/2019 11:44:46 AM PST
by
texas booster
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To: GrootheWanderer
A long read and very much worth the time. Thanks!
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posted on
02/10/2019 11:46:08 AM PST
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: Steely Tom
To: GrootheWanderer
LTJG Stephany Breau probably at some port.
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posted on
02/10/2019 11:48:28 AM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: rlmorel; TXnMA
To: GrootheWanderer
But from reading this, the key individual was LTJG Stephany Breau (the ships damage control assistant) who stepped up and took control of damage control. The ship could well have gone under without her actions. The Breau Code?
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posted on
02/10/2019 12:08:06 PM PST
by
an amused spectator
(Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
To: \/\/ayne
LTJG Stephany Breau probably at some port. I thought that pic was taken in the officer's mess.
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posted on
02/10/2019 12:10:42 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
To: gaijin
The ship’s navigation and communication system was based on Windows, and, surprise, did not work.
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posted on
02/10/2019 12:11:57 PM PST
by
Fido969
(In!)
To: GrootheWanderer
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posted on
02/10/2019 12:21:28 PM PST
by
Drew68
(Sign me up as unwilling to work.)
To: GrootheWanderer
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posted on
02/10/2019 12:25:18 PM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: \/\/ayne
Looks like it was taken at Tsukiji
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posted on
02/10/2019 12:42:22 PM PST
by
dinodino
To: GrootheWanderer
The article makes for some troubling reading. What I see in it is that our politically correct Navy is inept and quite clearly not prepared to fight a war. No lookouts? Geez...
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posted on
02/10/2019 1:00:59 PM PST
by
GenXteacher
(You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also. Wall)
To: Fido969
the ships navigation and communications systems worked. The officers that were responsible to make educated decisions about the handling of the ship didn’t.
To: GrootheWanderer
The female officer of the deck was sobbing when the Captain got to his post?????? Glad we have gender equality in our military. Thanks Obama and Sec Defs who have done NOTHING to erase the destructive policies put in place during his reign.
To: texas booster
“But this is Obamas navy, no matter how you slice it.”
It is too bad that the real culprits in this disaster cannot be keelhauled!
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posted on
02/10/2019 1:27:12 PM PST
by
Taxman
(We will never be a truly free people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS.)
To: GrootheWanderer
Beige metal footlockers bobbed through the water. A warship with unsecured containers? Does not pass the smell test. My ship had banks of lockers secured at deck and overhead, nothing loose.
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posted on
02/10/2019 1:32:15 PM PST
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: GenXteacher
The Navy inquiries determined that there had been widespread problems with leaders regarding shortfalls in training, manning and equipment in the 7th Fleet. I hope they could at least speak English.
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posted on
02/10/2019 1:35:37 PM PST
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them)
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