Easy. It was a planned attack using an electronic weapon leaving the Fitzgerald dead in the water, so the YUGE container ship could RAM it and hopefully kill the captain on impact and sink the Fitzgerald. All the evidence points to this conclusion.
That’s how. It is the ONLY explanation that makes sense. There is a lot of evidence out there, timeline, speed, course, tracks, high resolution photos.
Forget what anyone “SAYS”. People LIE! Have agendas, secrets to keep. EVIDENCE is what counts.
Nothing personal against you, faucetman, but count me as skeptical.
So...you are saying that an electronic weapon was used bringing the Fitzgerald to a dead stop in the water (but not affecting any other ship in the area including the ACX Crystal, which was free to proceed) and the ACX Crystal knew of the Fitzgerald’s movements somehow (not something readily available even if one knew when they left port) and left its port at the right time (regardless of what the company wanted it to do, and when it wanted it to arrive at its destination) and plotted it so it could be in the same area in the ocean and ram it?
Who issued the electronic weapon attack? The Russians? The North Koreans? The Iranians? How was it delivered? A plane? Another ship in the area? From a container on the ACX Crystal? Did any other naval units notice this attack, or is it one of those ones that is a stealth attack and can’t be seen by other vessels or units? Or does it have a very small radius of effectiveness?
If I sound skeptical, it is because I am. This level of conspiracy theory machination in light of the available facts doesn’t fly. It makes us look a bit silly, to put it lightly.
The Fitz is a US Navy warship. It should be hardened against EMP. Even if a pulse shut down their electronics, they should be able to steer manually, positioning the rudder using local methods and relaying the orders using sound-powered phones, which are immune to EMP. The engines should not have been affected no matter what. As a former submarine officer, I don't believe this explanation, even though surface ships and subs have some major differences.
I have to believe this because its unfathomable that several Navy sailors would have allowed this to happen...
when we find out the names and faces of the people on the bridge then we'll know more...