Incredible.....won’t assign blame or determine liability and will restore basic naval skills??? I would say the time to do that is long before the ship leaves port.
“”The sudden turn was due to “a series of missteps” that took place at the control of the John S. McCain that unintentionally increased the rate of the vessel’s turn, the report by the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau said.
The agency is the air and marine accident investigative arm of the Singapore government. It said its report “should not be used to assign blame or determine liability.”
The US Navy subsequently announced a series of systemic reforms aimed at restoring basic naval skills and alertness at sea after a review of deadly ship collisions in the Asia-Pacific showed sailors were undertrained and overworked.””
An additional link in the original has this which seems to contradict about not assigning blame....
“”The two top officers of the USS John S. McCain have been fired for a “loss of confidence” following a fatal collision in August.
The Navy said in a statement that the commander and executive officer of the war ship were relieved of their duties for crashing the ship into an oil tanker near Singapore.
The crash killed 10 sailors and injured five others.
The Navy statement said it was “evident the collision was preventable, the commanding officer exercised poor judgment and the executive officer exercised poor leadership of the ship’s training program.
The commander of the Japan-based 7th Fleet was fired shortly after the crash.””
“The US Navy subsequently announced a series of systemic reforms aimed at restoring basic naval skills ...”
What a novel idea...to teach seamanship to sailors. The Obama stank touched everything and lingers on like skunk smell in a sleeping bag.