I have to trust our dept of defense leader “maddog” now is working with trump to get the truth. That may take a few days to extract differences in stories. Any needed punishments will follow.
I’ve wondered about the alleged container ship from the Philippines all along. Where is it and where are its crew?
After reading everything I can find online ranging from whacky conspiracy theories to sensible and seasoned sailors it seems such an unlikely occurrence I simply can’t believe it happened. It’s incomprehensible. So many things had to go wrong at once.
I’m pretty skeptical about “Navy Mom” too. For many reasons.
I haven’t a theory that some other theory doesn’t invalidate.
Crazy.
Questions: i
f the anti collision transponder and tracking transponder was “off” how is the track known?
and, given the port bow of the container ship hit the starboard amidships of the destroyer, under normal rules of the road it is incumbent on the cargo ship to hold course and the destroyer must take evasive action, the cargo ship has right of way in that case.
its just not credible that the destroyer didn’t “see” the cargo ship. even radar for recreational boats has collision tracking and alarm, even if the AIS system is turned off. its inconceivable the destroyer did not “see” the cargo ship.
Even if true - didn’t our ship have radar and sonar working????
fishy, is right
The USA has just entered the war against islamists in the Philippines.
And a Philippine cargo ship with massive weight behind it plows into a USA ship.
Coincidence?
It crushed the captain’s quarters, I read. Were they aiming for it?
The ‘moms’ account not withstanding, it’s looking intentional. Some Islamist at the helm who got lucky. Maybe lucky isn’t the word. More of a calculated risk on the chance they get exactly the quality of sailor who was on duty.
Bump
I have never been in the Navy, know next to nothing about ships or sailing but look at that cargo carrier.
There is no way that huge thing could stalk and hit a destroyer. I bet it takes miles to turn around. Just plain common sense.
Cue the tinfoilhats. Yes a frikking container ship purposefully rammed a US Navy Destroyer. Right. A ship with a turning radius of an aircraft carrier steered into a Destroyer. Save us from conjecture by people with no understanding of the subject whatsoever.
WTF was wrong with the watch on that Destroyer? Were the lookouts having sex? It is a US Navy ship after all.
2:30 AM. Most likely cause was people sleeping on the bridge.