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Breaking: US Destroyer Severely Damaged in Collision Near Japan- sailors reported missing
CNN ^
| 06-16-2017
| CNN
Posted on 06/16/2017 5:15:27 PM PDT by NRx
Breaking News
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: collision; destroyer; fitzgerald; maritime; navy; usnavy; ussfitzgerald
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To: Karl Spooner
This is what happens when you let a woman drive. . . .
(ducking)
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:35:14 PM PDT
by
Hulka
To: BunnySlippers
Daily Mail. No surprise. They cover American politics and news better than the US fake news networks.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:36:05 PM PDT
by
bravo whiskey
(Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
To: dsc
The damage on the navy ship was on the starboard side, and the freighter had minimal damage to its port bow. That means the freighter was the stand on vessel, and the navy ship should have given way.
Then, of course, there is the law of gross tonnage...
Many careers will be lost over this, and much paper will fly.
But more importantly, there are 7 sailors missing. Let's hope they were sneaking a smoke on the fantail.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:40:24 PM PDT
by
Semper911
(When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
To: JohnyBoy
A woman was the commander of this ship?
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:41:08 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
To: NRx
Parallel parking?
But seriously, prayers up for the missing sailors.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:45:41 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: dsc
Don’t make a bit of difference. Skipper’s career just ended with a “bang”.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:47:07 PM PDT
by
CMSMC
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:47:33 PM PDT
by
deport
To: 11th_VA
They dont allow cell phones on the bridge, do they?There's no cellular service out at sea. Some people bring their phones to listen to music or play games. That's about all you can do with them until you are close to land.
Don't get caught using one on watch.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:48:43 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Bigg Red
No, Commander Bryce Benson. (Very soon to be former commander.) He took command of the ship 2 months ago.
Here is the container ship with its port bow damage:
It was definitely the navy ship's fault.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:50:19 PM PDT
by
Semper911
(When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
To: Semper911
“But more importantly, there are 7 sailors missing. Let’s hope they were sneaking a smoke on the fantail. “
Even if they went in the water, it would take a miracle to find them.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:51:08 PM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: Bigg Red
>A woman was the commander of this ship?
Based on that picture I’m speculating. I don’t know for sure.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:51:44 PM PDT
by
JohnyBoy
To: dsc; JohnyBoy
>I wonder who had the deck.< A woman. A woman also had the deck of the Deepwater Horizon when it caught on fire in the gulf. She froze up and did nothing once problems started.
You can guarantee there were several people on the bridge of both genders, officers and enlisted alike.
At 2:00 am however, it's unlikely one of them was the Captain.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:51:56 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: llevrok
To: Bigg Red
“A woman was the commander of this ship?”
He said a woman had the deck.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:53:57 PM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: JohnyBoy
gender, what gender is the commander?
To: SamAdams76
How many U.S. Navy foul-ups does this make over the last two years? From ship to shore some changes need to be made.
To: NRx
Sailors missing? Yikes!!!!!
To: deport
Ya, went to DM to read it. That commander’s career is toast.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:57:08 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
To: CMSMC
“That means the freighter was the stand on vessel, and the navy ship should have given way.”
They should have changed course early enough to keep a CPA of a mile, or whatever is in the standing orders.
How could this happen?
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:58:10 PM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: CMSMC
once upon time you’d be right but today, I have doubts.
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posted on
06/16/2017 5:59:25 PM PDT
by
BTCM
(Death and destruction is the only treaty Muslims comprehend.)
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