That’s interesting. I don’t know how these systems work. The guy playing back the tracking info on the display screen said that the Navy vessels appeared to have their locational (AIS?) systems turned off. He then said that in a heavily congested area, they should have been switched on, but a couple of minutes later, he said that the Navy doesn’t want to reveal the location of its vessels in tight corners like the Suez.
I don’t know what to make of this, but perhaps switching the systems off is a basic security precaution in areas in which the local jihadis can track you online in real time. In any event, there would be rules about this. If the collision was at night after the Truman had gone dark, the question is how the collision danger is supposed to be handled. Surely we’re not back to sharp eyed lookouts with eyes on the sea and no electronic backup. Surely????
I’m just curious about how this is supposed to work.
I not sure, but the pervious couple of US Navy ship collisions took place in busy shipping lanes.