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  • #16
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    With the Fitzgerald out of action the RNZN have the given the USN a hand in rounding out numbers in the Nimitz CSG. Bit of a size differential between a Frigate and a Supercarrier .....

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    • #17
      The USS Fitzgerald entered dry dock at a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan to continue repairs and assess damage following its June 17 collision with the merchant containership ACX...




      Thats quite a bodge. Skipper has been relieved of his command on health grounds.
      For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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      • #18
        I'd love to know how the divers did all that welding!
        Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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        • #19
          An initial investigation has found that the USS Fitzgerald’s crew did not respond adequately to signals, did not understand that the other ship was drawing near, and may have failed even to summon the commanding officer, according to CNN.

          “They did nothing until the last second,” said one defense official.

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          • #20
            So she's to be lifted back but to either the Gulf Coast or East Coast, will they fit her through the Canal? If so that would be some sight.

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            • #21
              U.S. Navy, citing poor seamanship, removes commanders of warship in deadly crash

              WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy has removed the two senior officers and the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. warship that almost sank off the coast of Japan in June after it was struck by a Philippine container ship, the Navy said on Friday.
              Multiple investigations have yet to apportion blame for the accident that killed seven U.S. sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer the USS Fitzgerald.
              However, the punishments are the first public admission by the U.S. Navy that mistakes by the crew contributed to the deadliest incident on a U.S. warship since Islamist extremists bombed the USS Cole in Yemen's Aden harbor in 2000.
              "The collision was avoidable and both ships demonstrated poor seamanship. Within Fitzgerald, flawed watch stander teamwork and inadequate leadership contributed to the collision," the U.S. Seventh Fleet said in a media release.
              In the first detailed account from one of those directly involved in the collision in the early hours of June 17, the captain of the cargo ship the ACX Crystal said in a report seen by Reuters his crew signaled the Fitzgerald with flashing lights around 10 minutes before the collision. The Fitzgerald did not respond or alter course, it said..
              The commercial vessel had the right-of-way under maritime rules and the Fitzgerald, which was hit on the starboard side, was likely at fault.
              Several U.S. and Japanese investigations are still under way into how the Fitzgerald and the much larger ACX Crystal collided in clear weather south of Tokyo Bay.
              One pertinent question, said two naval officers who spoke on condition of anonymity, is what was happening at the time in the Fitzgerald's Combat Information Center, where crew members monitor radar that should have detected the approach of a 30,000-ton cargo vessel.

              Commander Bryce Benson was relieved "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to lead", the Seventh Fleet said.
              Commander Sean Babbitt and Master Chief Petty Officer Brice Baldwin "contributed to the lack of watch stander preparedness and readiness that was evident in the events leading up to the collision", it said.
              Several other junior officers have also been relieved, with administrative action taken against other members of the ship's watch teams.
              "SERIOUS MISTAKES"
              Admiral Bill Moran, deputy chief of naval operations, told a media briefing earlier in Washington that about nine sailors would face administrative punishments.
              "Serious mistakes were made by members of the crew, and there was no benefit to waiting on taking accountability actions," Moran said.
              An official report released on Thursday contained dramatic accounts of what happened when the freighter hit the Fitzgerald.
              The collision, at 1:30 a.m. local time, tore a gash below the Fitzgerald's waterline and sent water pouring into the warship, the report said.
              "Water on deck," sailors in a berthing area started yelling. "Get out," they shouted as mattresses, furniture, and even an exercise bicycle began to float.
              The berthing was completely flooded within 60 seconds, although more than two dozen of the 35 sailors in it escaped. The last sailor to be rescued was in the bathroom at the time of the collision.
              "Lockers were floating past him, ... at one point he was pinned between the lockers and the ceiling of Berthing 2, but was able to reach for a pipe in the ceiling to pull himself free," the report said.
              Two sailors stayed at the foot of the ladder in the compartment to help others escape.
              "The choices made by these two sailors likely saved the lives of at least two of their shipmates," the report said.
              Benson was trapped in his cabin and five sailors used a sledgehammer to break through the door.
              "Even after the door was open, there was a large amount of debris and furniture against the door, preventing anyone from entering or exiting easily," the report said.
              The sailors tied themselves to each other with a belt and rescued Benson, who was hanging from the side of the ship.
              Reporting by Idrees Ali in WASHINGTON and Tim Kelly in TOKYO; Editing by Yara Bayoumy, John Walcott, Leslie Adler and Paul Tait


              The Navy on Tuesday released a partially redacted report on the investigation of the collision in June between the American destroyer Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal that resulted in the death of seven sailors.

              Read the Report on the U.S.S. Fitzgerald Collision
              The Navy on Tuesday released a partially redacted report on the investigation of the collision in June between the American destroyer Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal that resulted in the death of seven sailors. AUG. 17, 2017
              For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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              • #22
                The John S McCain collides with a merchant vessel in the South China Sea.

                This story was updated with a new statement from U.S. 7th Fleet.  Ten sailors are missing after a U.S. guided-missile destroyer collided with a chemical tanker in the South China Sea near Singapore, a Navy official told USNI News on Sunday.  USS John McCain (DDG-56) collided with the Liberian-flagged chemical tanker Alnic MC around 5:24 a.m. on Monday local time. The ship is now underway on its own power and heading into port in Singapore at the Changi Naval Base. Five sailors were injured in addition to the ten that are missing. “Four of the injured were medically evacuated by a Republic


                There is something seriously wrong with SOP's, training and supervision in the USN if 2 AB's have collisions in a matter of weeks.

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                • #23
                  Waiting for conspiracy theories pointing fingers at sino-russian technology development which hacks american surface radars...
                  "He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
                  "No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by morpheus View Post
                    Waiting for conspiracy theories pointing fingers at sino-russian technology development which hacks american surface radars...
                    I have to admit the thought did cross my mind

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                    • #25
                      First we hope that the missing 10 will be found safe and well.

                      Given that this is the fourth incident this year with the ships of the 7th Fleet something must be seriously wrong with their watch-keeping procedures. It seems now after this latest accident that the Navy is launching a deeper probe especially seeing that the 7th Fleet area covers both Korea and the South China Sea and having 2 DDG's out of action is not exactly what you want when you want to "wave a big stick".

                      http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/21/po...nts/index.html

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                      • #26
                        Tin foil hat on, maybe it isn't the warships systems that are being targeted maybe it is the merchant vessels in proximity to them, tin foil hat off

                        Has terrorism been investigated ?

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by DeV View Post
                          Tin foil hat on, maybe it isn't the warships systems that are being targeted maybe it is the merchant vessels in proximity to them, tin foil hat off

                          Has terrorism been investigated ?
                          Given where this happened, I highly doubt terrorism and more just sheer bad luck/watch.

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Sparky42 View Post
                            Given where this happened, I highly doubt terrorism and more just sheer bad luck/watch.
                            Indonesia (largest Muslim population in the world) isn't a million miles away

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by DeV View Post
                              Indonesia (largest Muslim population in the world) isn't a million miles away
                              What's the make up of the crew of the tanker? It's not like this was an attack like Cole or even the stuff we've seen from Yemen, this just looks like the same failures as the Fitzgerald or the two Cruisers that they ran aground.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Sparky42 View Post
                                What's the make up of the crew of the tanker? It's not like this was an attack like Cole or even the stuff we've seen from Yemen, this just looks like the same failures as the Fitzgerald or the two Cruisers that they ran aground.
                                Does it matter?

                                Asymmetric threat?

                                Not a suicide attack but very effective

                                Of course it could be shear incompetence

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