[petitfour]

https://news.usni.org/2018/05/25/former-co-uss-john-s-mccain-pleads-guilty-negligence-collision-case

Better information.

[Billthedrill]

Ah, thank you. Not the helmsman's fault -

During the transit, a change in settings on the ship’s new digital integrated bridge and navigation system caused the 18-year-old helmsman to lose control of McCain when the steering function was transferred to another terminal on the bridge.

“We put this on this 18-year-old,” Sanchez said. “I did not put him in a position to succeed.”

Essentially they sucked the steering wheel out from under the poor guy. That'll do it.

[marktwain]

Thanks. Good information in that article.