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Freighter Was On Autopilot When It Hit U.S. Destroyer
The Washington Free Beacon ^
| June 23rd, 2017
| BY: Bill Gertz
Posted on 06/23/2017 9:44:27 AM PDT by Mariner
The deadly collision between a U.S. destroyer and a container ship June 17 took place while the freighter was on autopilot, according to Navy officials.
The Philippines-flagged cargo ship ACX Crystal was under control of a computerized navigation system that was steering and guiding the container vessel, according to officials familiar with preliminary results of an ongoing Navy investigation.
Investigators so far found no evidence the collision was deliberate.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acxcrystal; containership; shippingaccident; usdestroyer; usnavy; ussfitzgerald
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Nothing whatsoever unusual about the commercial freighter being on autopilot.
But they are claiming the DDG did not detect it. And that is 100% pure D bullsh!t.
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:44:27 AM PDT
by
Mariner
To: Mariner
Freighter Was On Autopilot When It Hit U.S. Destroyer
Horsehockey
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:46:11 AM PDT
by
VTenigma
(The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
To: Mariner
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:46:11 AM PDT
by
TheDon
(MAGA!)
To: Mariner
Yeah, that’s a tough one to understand. EVERYBODY asleep at the wheel and scopes? No wing watches posted?
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:47:06 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: Mariner
Why didn’t the radar on the destroyer show that ship?
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:48:35 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! “Laughing my #Ossoff)
To: Mariner
Abu Sayyef?
Also, I’d heard that this class US ship is a pretty nimble sea farer.
To: Mariner
they are claiming the DDG did not detect it.
I know nothing about the Navy (although I did spend 6 months on an LST, ugh) ... and I still find that flat out impossible.
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:50:04 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Mariner
Considering the odd course change and zigzag the freighter took, this sounds like BS
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:50:39 AM PDT
by
digger48
To: Mariner
This is one of those cases where NOTHING rings true.
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:51:18 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Fourth estate? Ha! Our media has become the KCOTUS, the Kangaroo Court of the United States.)
To: Mariner
The freighter clearly had the right of way on multiple levels. End of story. The urban media is probably trying to cover up for Obama's Navy. Was a minority, ladyboy, or lesbian at the helm of the destroyer?
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:52:18 AM PDT
by
Reeses
(A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
To: Mariner
This is BS. A WW2 destroyer would have detected this cargo ship on radar.
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:52:42 AM PDT
by
WKUHilltopper
(WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
To: digger48
Ships do NOT maneuver like that on autopilot.
PERIOD!!
Disinformation. Blowing smoke. Bullshit. (Other terms come to mind as well.)
SOMEBODY was clearly not minding the store. So—what REALLY HAPPENED??
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:54:18 AM PDT
by
Flintlock
(The ballot box STOLEN, our soapbox taken away--the BULLET BOX is left to us.)
To: rktman
I don’t think that’s all that unusual with commercial vessels.
To: Flintlock; All
They say all the course changes occurred AFTER the collision.
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:55:20 AM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: Mariner
The collision NEVER should have happened. Just gross incompetence and carelessness.
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posted on
06/23/2017 9:59:05 AM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: Mariner
So the autopilot made a 'U' turn to come back and hit the destroyer? Interesting autopilot.
On top of that, nothing on the destroyer picked up the fact that a 29000 ton ship was heading straight at it? Well, those radars will work really well against mach 4 incoming missiles about as big around as a telephone pole. Maybe they had them set to not detect anything not traveling faster than sixty knots or something like that. You know, to keep from picking up all the pesky little stuff.
IMHo, none of this seems like the truth, just the minimum BS to try and keep the stench down while they sweep it under the rug.
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posted on
06/23/2017 10:00:13 AM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: rktman
Did anyone even sound the collision alarm? or just GQ after all hell broke loose?
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posted on
06/23/2017 10:00:24 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
To: Mariner
Doesn’t matter.
Do you realize how utterly stupid you have to be to allow any other ship to run into you?
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posted on
06/23/2017 10:00:25 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(The Washington Post is Jeff Bezos' Fake News unregulated SuperPAC.)
To: VTenigma
To: Mariner
Years ago something similar happened and the idiot skipper was elected POTUS.
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posted on
06/23/2017 10:02:45 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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