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Eugene

(61,592 posts)
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 10:08 PM Jul 2017

U.S. warship crew found likely at fault in June collision: official

Source: Reuters

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JULY 21, 2017 / 3:03 PM / 7 HOURS AGO

U.S. warship crew found likely at fault in June collision: official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The crew of the USS Fitzgerald was likely at fault in the warship's collision with a Philippine cargo ship in June and had not been paying attention to their surroundings, according to initial findings in an investigation, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Friday.

Multiple U.S. and Japanese investigations are under way into how the USS Fitzgerald, a guided missile destroyer, and the much larger ACX Crystal container ship collided in clear weather south of Tokyo Bay in the early hours of June 17.

The collision tore a gash below the Fitzgerald's waterline, killing seven sailors in what was the greatest loss of life on a U.S. Navy vessel since the USS Cole was bombed in Yemen's Aden harbor in 2000.

"There was not a lot that went right leading up to the crash. There were a string of errors, but they did a lot after the collision to save lives and the ship," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-navy-idUSKBN1A62FX
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U.S. warship crew found likely at fault in June collision: official (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2017 OP
How was it possible for this Navy vessel, with radar equip. napi21 Jul 2017 #1
For something like to to happen, a number of fuck ups would have had to been made. Kaleva Jul 2017 #2
If you drive in front of a giant slow moving object it probably is your fault. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #3
Link to Navy Times nitpicker Jul 2017 #4

napi21

(45,806 posts)
1. How was it possible for this Navy vessel, with radar equip.
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 10:21 PM
Jul 2017

to NOT know another ship was in the area? I feel so very sorry for the sailors who perished in this collision, and of course those injured as well. Somebody was not doing their job!

Kaleva

(36,146 posts)
2. For something like to to happen, a number of fuck ups would have had to been made.
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 10:45 PM
Jul 2017

Like the article said, a string of errors. Many dropped the ball and several sailors died because of that.

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