US Navy ship collides with oil tanker off Singapore - BBC News
US Navy ship collides with oil tanker off Singapore - BBC News
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Maritime
Singapore
Earlier this evening I shared the BY Times article
https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/10-sailors-missing-after-u-s-destroyer-collides-with-oil-tanker-off-singapore
FYI I used some of the images in this BBC news article to update my earlier post.
I hope and pray that each of the 10 missing sailors are recovered.
10 Sailors Missing After U.S. Destroyer Collides With Oil Tanker Off Singapore | RallyPoint
I was saddened to learn that another US Navy ship has collided with a commercial vessel. In this case the guided-missile destroyer U.S.S. John S. McCain has collided with an oil tanker on Monday morning off Singapore, the Navy said. This incident reminds me of the USS Fitzgerald in the sense that sailors are injured and 10 are missing at this point. Prayers for the 5 injured sailors and I pray that the 10 missing sailors are found as soon as...
Rescuers Seek 10 Missing Sailors After U.S. Navy Ship and Tanker Collide
A crash involving the destroyer John S. McCain near Singapore raises questions about Navy safety two months after a similar collision killed seven people.
I personally believe it comes down to VADM Rowden being so focused on trying to save the foundering LCS classes, that he has totally lost the bubble on the rest of his fleet.
Further complicating this is over reliance on automated navigation and targeting systems instead of old school methods, and the fact that Junior Officers don't even get SWOS Division Officer school any more to learn how to drive.
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