From comments by Matt Bracken at source:
Matt Bracken17 June 2017 at 20:04:00 GMT-4
One theory: sea jihad. Third Mate Muhamid Pongo on duty. Realizes from AIS they just passed a USN “kafir infidel” warship. Makes a U-turn on his own. Looks at the CPA plot, uses it in reverse to create a collision. Last few minutes, lies on the ship to ship radio. (Taqiyya/Kitman, “Holy Lying.) “Don’t worry captain, I’m turning to port, you turn to starboard.” (As he turns to starboard.” Next on the USN recording, which, following Orlando Pulse night club protocals will be kept secret from the world: “Allahu Akbar!”
Just a theory. You come up with a better theory for the container ship’s U-turn and collision course.
If it was an attack, it was a failure, insofar as the Fitzgerald made it to port.
the motion of the container ship is immaterial.
Error in judgment by the OOD on the Destroyer comes to mind as the most likley explanation of the collision.
Regardless of any actions/deceptions on the part of the container ship, the far more maneuverable DDG should have easily been able to avoid the collision. IMHO, negligence, incompetence, complacency or some combination of those kept the OOD and his bridge watch from avoiding it.
” Realizes from AIS they just passed a USN “kafir infidel” warship”
The destroyer was dead in the water?
I think everybody skips the easiest. If it was an accident then it could be just by paid agents of North Korea and have little to do with Islam.
“Realizes from AIS they just passed a USN”
There has been no indication the Fitz had it on from what I’ve found. USN ships track AIS but wouldn’t broadcast it for obvious reasons.