Posted on Aug 24, 2017
7th Fleet’s sloppy seamanship manifested in Antietam’s January grounding
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Basic seamanship definitely deteriorating CDR (Join to see) LCDR (Join to see) LT Brad McInnis CMDCM Gene Treants SCPO David Lockwood ENS (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO2 Robert Aitchison SN Greg Wright
7th Fleet’s sloppy seamanship manifested in Antietam’s January grounding
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The last sentence speaks volumes: "Carrigan had a stellar Navy career going before the grounding with a retinue of joint, Pentagon and Capitol Hill postings that mark the bios of rising-star officers."
Not going to get experience driving ships at those postings.
Not going to get experience driving ships at those postings.
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LT Brad McInnis
Yep... too many tickets that need to be punched, we forget what is important.... Getting a ship from point a to point b with all sailors safe...
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CMDCM Gene Treants
Actually, the Chief said she could drop one. A DDG does have 2 anchors, one forward and one port, however, and here is the kicker, she only has one anchor windless. Think about that. That makes using two anchors almost impossible under any situation.
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SN Greg Wright Now this fine vessel (my first ship) is capable of 4 point moorings. Nothing like hearing: "Moored shift colors" in the middle of the ocean!
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Well, I must say I have never read a worst report of a ship getting underweigh from anchor. Or was it a confused article? I am not sure.
NO Ship I have ever served on pulled up th ehook without the engines lit off, not once. Yes a Gas Turbine can be fired in a hurry, but no one is going to pull up and anchor and hope that he can get the engines woking, would he? Especially if the seas and winds up rough and high. Something is seriously wrong here. Then a pelican hook on backwards? Where is the LPO, let alone the Leading Chief or !st LT? A lack of Basic Seamanship, oh yes.
The Birdge and Bridge wings were a Cluster! Heck yes it sure does sound like it. Relieved due to a loss of confidence, yes Sir.
NO Ship I have ever served on pulled up th ehook without the engines lit off, not once. Yes a Gas Turbine can be fired in a hurry, but no one is going to pull up and anchor and hope that he can get the engines woking, would he? Especially if the seas and winds up rough and high. Something is seriously wrong here. Then a pelican hook on backwards? Where is the LPO, let alone the Leading Chief or !st LT? A lack of Basic Seamanship, oh yes.
The Birdge and Bridge wings were a Cluster! Heck yes it sure does sound like it. Relieved due to a loss of confidence, yes Sir.
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