No, I don’t.
I spent my entire Navy career avoiding accidents. Unlike the dimwit crew of the Fitzgerald.
They cost the lives of SEVEN sailors. This due to their inability to avoid a lumbering cargo ship at sea.
It doesn’t even matter, given the capability of the Burke class, if the cargo ship intentionally rammed them. The Fitz can go all speed ahead in a matter of seconds with those twin turbos. She can achieve 40kts in about 2mins. And she can turn a 180 in about a mile.
So tell us a plausible bullshit story on how this was not the fault of the Fitz crew. Any plausible bullshit story will do.
Well, it’s like I already wrote.
It could be incompetence.
You are correct that seven sailors died.
As I wrote the night this story was released,
“I’m an old Soldier, but tonight my heart is with The United States Navy.”
Look it up.
By the way, I watched people not only skate-by, but actually get promoted after their negligence resulted in two deaths.
I want people punished if there was negligence resulting in these deaths.
But, I also feel a sense of loyalty to all the Sailors on that ship until it is PROVEN that some were negligent.
“So tell us a plausible bullshit story on how this was not the fault of the Fitz crew. Any plausible bullshit story will do.”
Okay. The ships were supposed to rendezvous at sea to transfer elite troops for offloading in Mindanao. At the last second, a muzzie shot the captain, ordered up some turns, and rammed the Fitzgerald.
That bovine enough for you?