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USS John S. McCain collides with merchant ship in Pacific
Fox News ^ | 8/20/2017 | Fox News

Posted on 08/20/2017 5:04:57 PM PDT by Dr.Deth

USS John S. McCain has collided with a merchant vessel east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, the Navy said in a tweet. Initial reports indicate the warship sustained damage to its port side aft. No immediate word on any casualties. Search and rescue efforts are under way in coordination with local authorities, the Navy said. The warship is named after John S. McCain, Sr., and John S. McCain, Jr., both Admirals in the U.S. Navy, and the grandfather and father, respectively, of the Arizona senator.

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KEYWORDS: bump; maritime; mccain; oops; searchworks; singapore; usnavy; ussjohnmccain
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To: Dr.Deth

One more crash for McCain. It’s the only thing he excels at.


81 posted on 08/20/2017 5:55:24 PM PDT by KevinB (Barack Obama: The best example in history of the dangers of affirmative action!)
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To: Enchante

I think they have to play with their electronic toys. I have seen things that made me think my ship was being played with electronically going back to the 70’s and on.

Malacca Straits is no place to let your guard down, or have social engineering as your forte. Some of the highest traffic in the world are in those narrow confines.

Our gyro pilot went out in the Malacca Straits once when I was on watch. I noticed as it happened and had the helmsman switch to hand steering by magnetic compass. Gyro came back on as soon as we came back on course Don’t know if someone targeted us or if it was a one time rare event.


82 posted on 08/20/2017 5:55:52 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: txrefugee

“Are the captains being punished after these crashes?”

Yes. As are anyone in the chain who is deemed to derelict in duty. I think the count on the Fitzgerald is 13 relieved of duty. Careers probably ruined


83 posted on 08/20/2017 5:57:28 PM PDT by Figment
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To: canalabamian
This is my bet. PNT spoofing or jamming. Maybe even directing the merchant into USN. From the looks of the frieghter's track into Fitxgerald I'd believe it.

Well, that's one way to render your four billion dollar aircraft carrier irrelevant. Just steer it right into the path of some supersonic, nuclear tipped drones and there it is.

84 posted on 08/20/2017 5:57:42 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: KC Burke
the vessel Alnic MC was operated by Stealth Maritime, Inc

Well, there you have it; they couldn't see it!

Seriously, spoofed or not, it was a big freaking ship and I can't believe a guided missile destroyer like the McCain was not agile enough to take evasive action. Assuming there were actually people on watch. And in light of the Fitzgerald incident??? What has Øbama done to our Navy?

85 posted on 08/20/2017 5:59:56 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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To: stars & stripes forever

fool me once...


86 posted on 08/20/2017 6:00:18 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
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To: naturalman1975
A fried of mine graduated from Kings Point and he tells me that an entire semester was spent on rules of the road. So, since I'm out on a sailboat all the time, I tried to read up on it. Yeah It's complicated.

I concluded that it is a good idea to keep as far away from the other boat as you can.

87 posted on 08/20/2017 6:02:51 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: naturalman1975

Both this ship and the Fitzgerald are Arleigh Burke Class missile destroyers.

Just a week or so my wife and I were in Bath, Maine alongside the Bath Iron Works where both were built.

It is beyond amazing to have two virtually identical ships have such a mishap within months.


88 posted on 08/20/2017 6:05:05 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: Dr.Deth

What is it about our “highly trained” Navy that they keep running into ships in the ocean? Do they know what they’re doing??


89 posted on 08/20/2017 6:09:56 PM PDT by Dapper 26
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To: KC Burke

I’m wondering if someone is trying to knock out a specific piece of equipment.


90 posted on 08/20/2017 6:10:01 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: blueunicorn6

The opinion I was left with after following the Fitzgerald episode was that it was clearly going to be laid at the feet of certain crew members of the Fitz.


91 posted on 08/20/2017 6:13:35 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: faithhopecharity
Used to be the rule never to name anything after a living person.

I wonder if this was named after his Admiral dad ?

92 posted on 08/20/2017 6:15:59 PM PDT by llevrok (A group of baboons is called a "congress." Just sayin' .....)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Please pardon my failing to read your entire post.

All of us send prayers heavenward for your nephew and give thanks for his service.


93 posted on 08/20/2017 6:16:55 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: blueunicorn6

This is enemy action planned when everybody thought HRC would win.


94 posted on 08/20/2017 6:18:16 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Dr.Deth
Not satire or parody?

Prayers for all aboard both ships.

Irony, let's call it...

95 posted on 08/20/2017 6:22:05 PM PDT by OKSooner (Never take a known wise-ass to the shooting range.)
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To: KC Burke

I suspect that the Navy looks pretty dimly on anyone whose ship gets hit.

The interesting thing now about the Fitzgerald is that it appears that the two ships involved weren’t running parallel. At least not initially.


96 posted on 08/20/2017 6:22:09 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: txhurl

Everybody forgets that the big concern before the Fitzgerald was someone sneaking a nuclear weapon on a civilian ship into a port.


97 posted on 08/20/2017 6:27:23 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Dr.Deth
Didn't know that Mc Cain had a father and grandfather that were Admirals. The last administration replaced hundreds of commanding officers with his picks which gives a partial excuse as to what is happening.
98 posted on 08/20/2017 6:33:49 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: PAR35

The captain has to sleep sometimes..its the OOD that needs brig time.


99 posted on 08/20/2017 6:35:02 PM PDT by davidb56
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To: Dr.Deth

ABC is reporting-—

A Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS John S. McCain, collided with a commercial vessel east of Singapore early Monday morning local time, the Navy said.

There were 10 sailors missing and five injured, the Navy said.

The collision with the merchant ship Alnic MC occurred east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore at 6:24 a.m. Japan Standard Time, as the McCain was on its way for a routine port visit in Singapore, the Navy said.


100 posted on 08/20/2017 6:36:39 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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