They were TEXTING and Driving????
that’s really not very funny, considering the loss of life.
Stupid thing to say.
Look, it could have been that one or both nav radars, were out. This would have required more watches, and possibly putting watch standers on more watchs that they were not adequately trained for. They are coming into homeport, so they should have been aware of shipping traffic. If nav equipment is out then CIC has some explaining to do. In the Navy, there never has been much mercy when it comes to poor navigation, faulty watch standers, or lousy maintenance of equipment. I believe that the Navy should investigate the crap out of this. Why are so many American Ships having problems with routine navigation and seamanship. This is isolated, and is not good in anyway. 7 American lives are now lost due to some sort of failure to keep their ship an adequate safe distance from there area of operation. America is not currently at war. These things are not suppose to happen.
Prayers and tears for lost sailors.