The USS Abraham Lincoln in a *drifting* maneuver in trials off Norfolk.
Posted on 06/18/2017 6:56:07 AM PDT by ColdOne
The bodies of some of the seven US sailors missing after a pre-dawn collision off the coast of Japan on Saturday have been found, the Navy said early Sunday.
They were found in compartments below the waterline that flooded when the collision tore holes in their destroyer, the USS Fitzgerald. They died either from the impact or drowned when seawater flooded the compartments.
Most of the approximately 300 sailors on the ship were asleep at the time.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln in a *drifting* maneuver in trials off Norfolk.
Here’s a video of a Burke class destroyer doing an about face that’s impressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKfznizTgis
AWESOME!
*Your license and registration, sir. Do you know why I’m pulling you over; you didn’t use your turn signal.* :)
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