Promotions are probably based more on singing and dancing ability, now. Among, er, other things.
Posted on 08/21/2017 6:46:06 AM PDT by rktman
Vessels from several nations are searching Southeast Asian waters for 10 missing U.S. sailors after an early morning collision Monday between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker ripped a gaping hole in the destroyer's hull.
The collision east of Singapore between the guided missile destroyer and the 183-meter (600-foot) Alnic MC was the second involving a ship from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months.
Vessels and aircraft from the U.S., Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are searching for the missing sailors. Four other sailors were evacuated by a Singaporean navy helicopter to a hospital in the city-state for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, the Navy said. A fifth was taken to the hospital by ambulance after the destroyer arrived in Singapore under its own power, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said.
The McCain had been heading to Singapore on a routine port visit after conducting a sensitive freedom-of-navigation operation last week by sailing near one of China's man-made islands in the South China Sea.
The Navy's 7th Fleet said "significant damage" to the McCain's hull resulted in the flooding of adjacent compartments including crew berths, machinery and communications rooms. A damage control response prevented further flooding, it said.
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When I was at Canoe U we had regularly scheduled practice in navigating and Conning the Yard Patrol Craft at the academy in the Severn River and the Chesapeake. I guess the NROTC guys don’t get near enough of that kind of training.
Agreed.. this is the infamous destroyer on the MO ie Battleship.
Two sinking ships, where the heck is the prez? Lemme guess, watching the eclipse? Sheesh.can we just get one leader with gut? Maybe he saw an offensive statue and couldn’t report for duty.
Heads and heads of state need to roll.
Agreed.. this is the infamous destroyer on the MO ie Battleship.
Two sinking ships, where the heck is the prez? Lemme guess, watching the eclipse? Sheesh.can we just get one leader with gut? Maybe he saw an offensive statue and couldn’t report for duty.
Heads and heads of state need to roll.
Promotions are probably based more on singing and dancing ability, now. Among, er, other things.
>the slants
really? I though this terminology went out of style decades ago..
It depends upon whether they are shooting at us or not.
John McCain, Mr. “Trump is Racist” Himself.
“I hated the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live.”
Maybe the Navy should use this to track ships:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-12.0/centery:25.0/zoom:4
They can also use their radar and post men to look out the windows.
Geez they miss giant ships coming at them slowly and they are suppose to be able to avoid missiles coming at them?
Yes, those are congested waters but if they can’t transit the straights in straight lines and lanes like all the other ships that DON’T collide with other ships then they should stay clear of those waters.
I hope whoever is responsible for the incompetence that caused this tragedy wakes up with terrible night mares of guilt for the rest of his / her life.
Incompetence for $500?
It also happened during the Clinton administration. I watched as real war fighters with fantastic records were pushed out of the Service while some of the most incompetent and dangerous people were promoted.
I personally know of three who got their "flag" and are still active duty even though they are not fit to lead.
CNO?
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