USS John McCain collides with merchant vessel

[deustroop]

As I mentioned earlier, the missiles are guided, the ships are not. That's why people take our navy seriously. While the ships are sailing around like a Benny Hill chase scene gone wrong the missiles can still fly up a gnats ass from 50 miles away.

I wonder if the American Navy might just sit back while the chinese navy takes away any missiles it finds ?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...merican-underwater-drone-South-China-Sea.html

 

[Elixer]

explain how they can mess up sonar and eyeballs behind spotting scopes.

They were all sleeping on the job?
There are at least 7 people that are supposed to be looking out for things, not to mention surface radar.
Then you got the Watchstanding officer/mate not plotting location of surface ships? AIS broken?
Where are the coms people?
Did they update the software on the radar systems or something?
Just don't get how these are all happening.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I wonder if these two guys work for the US Navy.

 

[sdifox]

They were all sleeping on the job?
There are at least 7 people that are supposed to be looking out for things, not to mention surface radar.
Then you got the Watchstanding officer/mate not plotting location of surface ships? AIS broken?
Where are the coms people?
Did they update the software on the radar systems or something?
Just don't get how these are all happening.

like I said, it's people messing up, nothing to do with tech.

 

[NoTine42]

There are still lookouts on ships...

http://www.marineinsight.com/careers-2/what-are-the-duties-of-a-ships-lookout/

I bet he only gets good selfies if he's really close to another ship.

 

[Darwin333]

There are still lookouts on ships...

http://www.marineinsight.com/careers-2/what-are-the-duties-of-a-ships-lookout/

I'd really love to know what the lookout was saying in the last few minutes leading up to the collision.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'd really love to know what the lookout was saying in the last few minutes leading up to the collision.

"Freight ship right ahead!" In a British accent.

 

[who?]

Look ahead, look straight ahead, then get hit from the side.

 

[SKORPI0]

Top row from L, Kenneth Aaron Smith, Charles Nathan Findley, Abraham Lopez, Kevin Sayer Bushell, Jacob Daniel Drake;
bottom, Timothy Thomas Eckels Jr., Dustin Louis Doyon, John Henry Hoagland III, Logan Stephen Palmer. Not shown: George Ingram (Navy photo)

Remains of All Sailors Who Died Aboard USS McCain Recovered, Navy Says

 

[Linflas]

Maybe today’s Navy is just not very good at driving ships
http://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/08/27/navy-swos-a-culture-in-crisis/

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Maybe today’s Navy is just not very good at driving ships
http://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/08/27/navy-swos-a-culture-in-crisis/

I have heard complaints from several people in the US and Canadian Coast Guards, claiming that USN ship handlers are basically a menace. At first I thought it was just inter-service ribbing combined with a beer or seven, but they always seemed to take it a little (or a lot) too far before professional courtesy would kick in and they'd shut up and start playing WoW again.

So I've kinda wondered about that.

 

[lupi]

More joy as CTF70 and DESRON15 relieved.

 

[OutHouse]

http://kdvr.com/2018/01/16/navy-filing-negligent-homicide-charges-against-2-ship-commanders/