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US Navy ship and oil tanker collide near Singapore
Topic Started: Aug 21 2017, 03:01 AM (232 Views)
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40995829
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Ten US Navy sailors are missing and five have been injured after a US destroyer and an oil tanker collided near Singapore, the Navy says.

The guided missile destroyer USS John S McCain was sailing east of Singapore and preparing to stop in the port when the collision with the Liberian-flagged vessel occurred.

A wide-ranging search and rescue operation is under way.

It is the second collision involving a US Navy ship in recent months.
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/08/21/search-underway-for-10-sailors-after-uss-john-s-mccain-collision-near-singapore-ship-has-significant-damage.html


Diving operations are set to begin on Monday as American, Singaporean and Malaysian armed forces search for the 10 missing U.S. sailors after an early-morning collision between a Navy destroyer and a tanker near Singapore -- the second collision involving a Navy ship in the Asia-Pacific region in two months.

U.S. Navy officials told Fox News diving operations will begin inside the flooded compartments aboard USS John S. McCain. USS America, a large amphibious assault ship, arrived in the Singapore port near the stricken Navy destroyer and will lead the diving efforts, officials said.
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Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
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They'll find the missing in the berthing compartments once they hit port and can open the watertight doors.

This is inexcusable.
Edited by CautionaryTales, Aug 21 2017, 01:03 PM.


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Aug 21 2017, 10:58 AM
Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
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Aug 21 2017, 01:02 PM
They'll find the missing in the berthing compartments once they hit port and can open the watertight doors.

This is inexcusable.
I agree, totally inexcusable for a nimble craft like this to run into a tanker. Everyone in command on that ship will be removed but that does not bring back the sailors who died due to negligence.
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what did you expect, if the US intends to disrupt China's trade routes all measures are good .... the US tries to impress the World and specifically Chinese targeting civilian cargo ships :)

Demagogue, you ask wrong question, the proper one - wtf did Americans forget in that region if density of US military ships is so big that puts obstacles to international trade ...
Edited by Siberian, Aug 21 2017, 02:01 PM.
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They'll find the missing in the berthing compartments once they hit port and can open the watertight doors.

This is inexcusable.
I agree, totally inexcusable for a nimble craft like this to run into a tanker. Everyone in command on that ship will be removed but that does not bring back the sailors who died due to negligence.
The damage is on the stern portside. The tanker ran into the destroyer. Why didn't they see it coming on radar? Maybe the radar wasn't plugged it or maybe it was jammed.
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Aug 21 2017, 10:58 AM
Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
I also find this rather disturbing. I wonder if there isn't some systemic problem with the 7th fleet. Most of duties of a Naval vessel a sea involve being able to detect and identify aircraft, ships, and submarines within their sphere of operations. The fact that two U.S. Naval vessels have collided with tankers, which are huge craft by most any definition, indicates that someone, somewhere isn't doing their job.

That's a problem. There is more going on here than meets the eye.

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Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
I also find this rather disturbing. I wonder if there isn't some systemic problem with the 7th fleet. Most of duties of a Naval vessel a sea involve being able to detect and identify aircraft, ships, and submarines within their sphere of operations. The fact that two U.S. Naval vessels have collided with tankers, which are huge craft by most any definition, indicates that someone, somewhere isn't doing their job.

That's a problem. There is more going on here than meets the eye.

may I propose an obvious answer?

Russian hackers :lol:

I wonder why it has not occured to you yet... 2 US ships one by one, there must not be an insider or own problem, there must be some Russians responcible :lol:

Edited by Siberian, Aug 21 2017, 04:09 PM.
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Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
I also find this rather disturbing. I wonder if there isn't some systemic problem with the 7th fleet. Most of duties of a Naval vessel a sea involve being able to detect and identify aircraft, ships, and submarines within their sphere of operations. The fact that two U.S. Naval vessels have collided with tankers, which are huge craft by most any definition, indicates that someone, somewhere isn't doing their job.

That's a problem. There is more going on here than meets the eye.

may I propose an obvious answer?

Russian hackers :lol:

I wonder why it has not occured to you yet... 2 US ships one by one, there must not be an insider or own problem, there must be some Russians responcible :lol:

Someone appears to, mistakenly, think he's funny.
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Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
I also find this rather disturbing. I wonder if there isn't some systemic problem with the 7th fleet. Most of duties of a Naval vessel a sea involve being able to detect and identify aircraft, ships, and submarines within their sphere of operations. The fact that two U.S. Naval vessels have collided with tankers, which are huge craft by most any definition, indicates that someone, somewhere isn't doing their job.

That's a problem. There is more going on here than meets the eye.

may I propose an obvious answer?

Russian hackers :lol:

I wonder why it has not occured to you yet... 2 US ships one by one, there must not be an insider or own problem, there must be some Russians responcible :lol:

Someone appears to, mistakenly, think he's funny.
someone mistakenly thinks his place is in the parterre but not on the stage.... and then wanders why he doesn't laugh.... :)
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Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
I also find this rather disturbing. I wonder if there isn't some systemic problem with the 7th fleet. Most of duties of a Naval vessel a sea involve being able to detect and identify aircraft, ships, and submarines within their sphere of operations. The fact that two U.S. Naval vessels have collided with tankers, which are huge craft by most any definition, indicates that someone, somewhere isn't doing their job.

That's a problem. There is more going on here than meets the eye.

may I propose an obvious answer?

Russian hackers :lol:

I wonder why it has not occured to you yet... 2 US ships one by one, there must not be an insider or own problem, there must be some Russians responcible :lol:

Someone appears to, mistakenly, think he's funny.
someone mistakenly thinks his place is in the parterre but not on the stage.... and then wanders why he doesn't laugh.... :)
Or, it might just be that you're not funny. :)
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maybe, but as I said I had no intention to be :)
at least to you, my posts here are on 60-70% are monologues, some IDEAS get better shape when formalized in a written form.
sometimes I may share the reason of my laughter with you, but if you laugh it's nothing but a minor side effect which I mostly don't care of.
but if you do - you're welcome, I don't mind either.... :)
Edited by Siberian, Aug 21 2017, 04:42 PM.
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anyway, this is a tragedy, but as much a tragedy as any of Darwin awards cases..... maybe just wrong people pay for US leaders' stupidity and agressiveness
Edited by Siberian, Aug 21 2017, 04:46 PM.
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Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
I also find this rather disturbing. I wonder if there isn't some systemic problem with the 7th fleet. Most of duties of a Naval vessel a sea involve being able to detect and identify aircraft, ships, and submarines within their sphere of operations. The fact that two U.S. Naval vessels have collided with tankers, which are huge craft by most any definition, indicates that someone, somewhere isn't doing their job.

That's a problem. There is more going on here than meets the eye.

may I propose an obvious answer?

Russian hackers :lol:

I wonder why it has not occured to you yet... 2 US ships one by one, there must not be an insider or own problem, there must be some Russians responcible :lol:

Russia may have sold a cloaking device to China. China is trying to establish hegemony over the South China Sea. Navy disasters discredit the USA. Putin has a cute smile.
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Aug 21 2017, 10:58 AM
Seriously, what is going on with these US Navy collisions with merchant vessels. This is now two in just a few months.
I also find this rather disturbing. I wonder if there isn't some systemic problem with the 7th fleet. Most of duties of a Naval vessel a sea involve being able to detect and identify aircraft, ships, and submarines within their sphere of operations. The fact that two U.S. Naval vessels have collided with tankers, which are huge craft by most any definition, indicates that someone, somewhere isn't doing their job.

That's a problem. There is more going on here than meets the eye.

I would agree. Once is an accident perhaps, but this is happening too frequently.
There is something else going on.


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The oil tanker saw the name, John McCain, and rammed our ship........... :dunno:
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So Trump have nothing to do with this now right?
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