Posted on 06/26/2017 5:56:24 AM PDT by AU72
TOKYO, June 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. warship struck by a container vessel in Japanese waters failed to respond to warning signals or take evasive action before a collision that killed seven of its crew, according to a report of the incident by the Philippine cargo ship's captain.
Multiple U.S. and Japanese investigations are under way into how the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald and the much larger ACX Crystal container ship collided in clear weather south of Tokyo Bay in the early hours of June 17
Those who died were in their berthing compartments, while the Fitzgerald's commander was injured in his cabin, suggesting that no alarm warning of an imminent collision was sounded.
Your favorite captain truly understood leadership. What a nice tale and great examples.
That is, indeed, 'just behind the hawsepipe"...
And, yes, I expect the hawsepipe, at least, also played a roll in impeding a roll-over.
That's why morphing has been low priority for me in this case. But, when my wife's not using the 17", I'll see what happens...
Meanwhile, I'll see what exists in the realm of virus-checked, downloadable morphing software for the latest Mac OS...
Nous verrons...
The area you have colored purple surrounds an object. Do you know what that object is ?
From one crusty old fart to another, at least I don't think the Ftiz has an aluminum hull. Karma's a bitch, ain't it ?
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I'm confused. Do you mean BOW instead of STERN ?
Speculation on my part — Could the vertical component have resulted from the curvature of the container ship’s hull and the Fitzgerald running under it? I can’t tell how straight or curved the ship’s sides are from the photos I’ve seen.
I assume you're referring to that table-looking thing with the white "bumps around the edge of the "tabletop"...
Nope -- I'm a USAF guy -- and I wondered, too. Maybe some of our Navy friends can help...
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Maybe you had better clean your glasses... '-)
That word was, "stem" -- as in "STEM".
Must admit the lowercase "m" in some fonts can be confused with, "rn"...
I don't normally use Wikipedia -- but they got this one right:
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Stem (ship) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_(ship) The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.
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FRegards! TXnMA
Cannot say for the destroyer design of the Ftiz, but the Ticonderoga Aegis cruisers were mostly aluminum.
No kidding. Thanks. And I learned something new. Today is already a success.
Thus the saying.... From Stem to Stern. It’s been a long time since I heard that phrase.
The area in purple is a sponson, and it looks like an antennae or even a chaff dispenser of some kind.
Now that you mention it, that one does look somewhat like the stabilizing sponsons set low on the sides of the hulls of some seaplanes / flying boats / amphibians...
I *might* have guessed antennae -- but, I never knew warships carried chaff dispensers -- like aircraft do... That's a "twofer!"! Thanks again!
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Now to head out into the heat, humidity, chiggers & poison ivy -- to continue archaeological excavation on the remains of a WWII (1942-1946) iron ore processing site... (Wednesday, I was on a ca 1854 slave/freedmen church site...)
Never let it be said that life stops at retirement -- or, at 80... '-)
Here is a blog with an interesting comment. The action described seems consistent the damage seen on the Fitzgerald and the Crystal.
http://www.vesselofinterest.com/2017/06/mapping-acx-crystals-collision-with-uss.html
“”1. Anonymous 24 June 2017 at 22:35:00 GMT-4
My guess, and it’s only a guess without the Fitzgerald’s data, is that Fitgerald got off the Crystal’s bow by bringing engines up to full power and turning away to port. The stern of the Fitzgerald probably didn’t smack the aft port side of the Crystal because the bow of the Crystal started swinging to port, and her stern to starboard, with the auto-pilot trying to get back to the set course. If someone happened to be out on the port bridge wing, they probably would have seen the Fitzgerald peeling off.
The ship going nearly sideways while the Fitsgerald pushed the bow around certainly would scrub off a lot of speed in a hurry. Red light is commonly used while making rough log entries, plotting on paper chart (increasingly rare), and tasks usually done as part of watchstanding duties. I suspect that some watch officers try to catch up on other paperwork perhaps not readily done under a red light. Also, a lot of paperwork these days is done on compute.””
You are an inspiration, but then again, 80 is new 60 I’m told...
The platform it rests on could be called a sponson or a catwalk...sponson might be a more substantial structure with an underlying piece of the hull supporting it.
They use chaff dispensers for close in baffling of incoming missile’s radars...if they use that kind.
Can you post a map of the course of the WAN HAI 266 and the ACX CRYSTAL in the hour preceding the collision? My AIS mapping skills and FR posting skills are not up to the challenge.
“Note WAN HAI 266 was to the port side of USS Fitzgerald. Sailing parallel to ACX Crystal with USS Fitzgerald sandwiched.
When ACX Crystal A/C to 070 then minutes later WAN HAI also A/C to 070.
It seems that USS Fitzgerald does NOT change course and stays on track.....”
what website do you go to do to get the data. You want them overlaid?
Here it is identified as SEWIP.
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