The Story Of Sailors Secretly Installing Starlink On Their Littoral Combat Ship Is Truly Bonkers
The fact that an LCS deployed with a Starlink system operating onboard and the captain had no clue about it is a very disturbing revelation.
https://www.twz.com/sea/the-story-of-sailors-secretly-installing-starlink-on-their-littoral-combat-ship-is-truly-bonkers
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“By turning their quarters into de facto internet cafes, Marrero and other chiefs aboard the Manchester ignored those concerns entirely. The actual damage of their actions is unclear. We’ve reached out to the Navy to find out more.
“Regardless, that a ship’s leaders - especially one trained in information security and digital management - would set up a system that could put their vessel and crewmates at risk is almost beyond belief. “
“The fact that an LCS deployed with a Starlink system operating onboard and the captain had no clue about it is a very disturbing revelation.”
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Indeed it is and it raises questions about what else is going on that ship that the captain has no knowledge of because of insubordination or lack or respect for the chain of command.
It doesn’t look like the Navy views this as a serious problem.