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To: Pollster1

The Navy divides an accident into two parts. The lead up and causes of the accident comprises one one part of the incident and the other part is the response/actions of the crew to the damage and the aftermath of the accident itself. Regarding the former heads will roll, as for the latter I expect that medals will be given out.


117 posted on 06/17/2017 6:39:43 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va
. . . for the latter I expect that medals will be given out.

It will be interesting to learn who coordinated the damage control and rescue phase. My money is on the ship's new XO, with two months on the job, and that he leaned heavily on the Engineer/DCA. I've called "Captain to the Conn (or Bridge)" several times, but I've never called the XO. The XO's first warning may have been a collision alarm, the ship's whistle sounding the danger signal, or even the screeching and groaning of metal twisting.

121 posted on 06/17/2017 6:54:02 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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