[El Gato]

From:

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/12/06/navy.collision/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. Navy destroyer collided with an Iranian-flagged oil rig service vessel in the northern Persian Gulf on Friday, according to Pentagon officials.

No injuries have been reported aboard the USS Paul Hamilton, the guided missile destroyer involved in the incident.

The ships collided about 8:24 p.m. local time (12:24 p.m. ET) during a routine boarding and inspection of the Iranian vessel for smuggled oil or terrorists.

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Y'all are bit quick on the trigger. Always be sure brain is engaged before typing in a post.

[HiTech RedNeck]

So who hit whom?

[HiTech RedNeck]

So who hit whom?

... if the Hamilton had a gash in its side from this accident, was it because the Hamilton was moving sideways? :-)

[luv2ndamend]

Please note: The above article did not have the information that you posted, Just speculation. Thanks for your input!

[HiTech RedNeck]

The ships collided about 8:24 p.m. local time (12:24 p.m. ET) during a routine boarding and inspection of the Iranian vessel for smuggled oil or terrorists

Well gee, that still isn't acceptable. Suppose a nice "Iranian" ship comes up and dutifully drops its anchor next to the battleship for an inspection, and then as the inspectors board, kaboom, taking the battleship with it? A nice little suitcase nuke on board would produce quite a pyrotechnic display.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Always be sure brain is engaged before typing in a post.

Hey, if people did that there wouldn't be more than twenty or thirty posts per day on FR...LOL!

[myself6]

Wich is why I said ALMOST of the opinion. I was alllowing for other possiblities.

The fact is though, that ship shouldnt have gotten anywhere near the iranian vessel. They should have sent smalller zodiacs out to meet it. You do not put a multimillion dollar ship and the lives of 400+ crew at risk if you dont have to.