[AndyJackson]

The navy ship was hit close to the stern. That is, the ship almost made it. Had it been traveling faster or the container vessel been a mite slower, the navy vessel would have been clear. My take is the navy vessel misjudged the speeds of both vessels and didn’t make it in time

Actually that is all BS. There is no excuse for getting so close to a merchant in open waters that such highly refined judgments matter.

[SaveFerris]

The Navy ship - it’s CNN so be forewarned

http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170821044558-uss-john-mccain-destroyer-collision-singapore-vstan-orig-cws-00003512-large-169.jpg

(so folks can see where the damage really is)