And the CIWS was not working and the SLQ32
Was secured because the fans were to noisy. And the CO never went to jail which is the discussion at hand. Relieved of command, termination of service because he was the CO and the buck stops there. But going to jail for following a lawful order, is not right.
“But going to jail for following a lawful order, is not right.”
The thing is, Mariner was right. The safety of the ship was the captain’s responsibility, and he was asleep in his cabin with three incompetents on the bridge, no port lookout, and no starboard lookout.
Further, IIRC, once in extremis, the OOD came left.
If we still had Surface Warfare Officer School, she would have known that you *never* come left to avoid a collision.
Never?
Never.
But what if that’s the only way to avoid the collision?
Come right.
But what if God himself appears and tells you to come left?
Come right.
But...
Right.
Well, what if...
Come right!
When I heard she came left, I almost pickled one off.