Returning to this immediate situation, I think it would be a very good idea for that OOD to get himself or herself an excellent criminal lawyer because the failure to maintain a proper lookout and take effective evasive action could easily be deemed reckless and lead to a conviction for the naval equivalent of involuntary manslaughter, something that would very likely happen to a civilian skipper in a similar situation.
What was the crew preoccupied with?
It reminds me somewhat of Eastern Airlines flight 401. The crew became preoccupied with a burned out landing gear indicator light. So much so that they even failed to hear the low altitude warning C-chord chime. Consequently, the aircraft crashed into the Florida Everglades.
Hard as I try to come up with some theory, I can’t. So many crew members would have to be preoccupied, not just those in the bridge. Could all on duty that evening be so preoccupied with other stuff.
Oddly enough, I cannot remember ever reading a case where a captain or crew did any incarceration at Portsmouth Naval Prison (or wherever they send them now)
Any other Freepers know of a case? Even when there is loss of life, I can’t recall an instance of jail time.
Busted in rank and bounced from the service...yes.
Just a question: could the Ood have a name of Mo Ben Abdul. Maybe he was looking for the snack bar?