[Sandtrap328]

Maybe one of The Villages Navy veterans can answer.

How could a US Navy guided missile destroyer collide with a container ship at 2:30 a.m. while on the open sea?

I have visited the bridge of cruise ships and have seen their radar systems. I would imagine that a Navy ship would have radar equipment at least equal to a cruise ship. The container ship also would have radar, I would imagine.

Are some court martials going to come of this or total loss of command for the skipper of the Navy ship?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Sandtrap328

Maybe one of The Villages Navy veterans can answer.

How could a US Navy guided missile destroyer collide with a container ship at 2:30 a.m. while on the open sea?

I have visited the bridge of cruise ships and have seen their radar systems. I would imagine that a Navy ship would have radar equipment at least equal to a cruise ship. The container ship also would have radar, I would imagine.

Are some court martials going to come of this or total loss of command for the skipper of the Navy ship?

In case someone missed this in the news--

Seven sailors missing, three injured after U.S. Navy destroyer and cargo vessel collide off Kanagawa | The Japan Times

US Navy ship collision: seven sailors missing, 3 injured

7 U.S. Sailors Unaccounted for After Navy Destroyer Collides With Ship Off Japan - NBC News

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by baustgen

McHale must have let Ensign Parker steer.

Vessel details for: ACX CRYSTAL (Container Ship) - IMO 9360611, MMSI 548789000, Call Sign DYUG Registered in Philippines | AIS Marine Traffic

Hard to miss this ship in the night. The source says this ship is moored at a Tokyo harbor?

image: http://www.marinetraffic.com/img/flags/png40/JP.png

JP TOKYO (UTC +9)
2017-06-17 16:11 LT (UTC +9)

Read more at Vessel details for: ACX CRYSTAL (Container Ship) - IMO 9360611, MMSI 548789000, Call Sign DYUG Registered in Philippines | AIS Marine Traffic

[Taltarzac725]

MV ACX Crystal - Wikipedia

I suppose the Japanese and US investigators and others( Philippine?) are aboard the MV ACX Crystal now in Tokyo's harbor.

[John_W]

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Sandtrap328

Maybe one of The Villages Navy veterans can answer.

How could a US Navy guided missile destroyer collide with a container ship at 2:30 a.m. while on the open sea?

I have visited the bridge of cruise ships and have seen their radar systems. I would imagine that a Navy ship would have radar equipment at least equal to a cruise ship. The container ship also would have radar, I would imagine.

Are some court martials going to come of this or total loss of command for the skipper of the Navy ship?

I thought the same thing. It's hard to believe that that a war ship can be hit by a container ship. It sounds ridiculous and absurd. Somebody must have screwed up. Why did the media report on this without demanding an explanation?

[manaboutown]

I thought two ships were supposed to pass in the night, not collide!

[stan the man]

So much for our high tech ????? Give the boys a raise

[justjim]

It appears the container ship ran into the side of the US Destroyer?? We lost some sailors from the collision so this is a big deal. Prayers to the families.

[retiredguy123]

It's very sad to think that the U.S. Navy can't win a battle against a container ship. I hope they don't ever need to fight a real war.

[skip0358]

[Something is strange anyways. Just showed on the News the container ship made a sharp uturn right into the destroyer. What was on that container ship that maybe blocked detection?
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[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by skip0358

[Something is strange anyways. Just showed on the News the container ship made a sharp uturn right into the destroyer. What was on that container ship that maybe blocked detection?
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USS Fitzgerald - Wikipedia

What news station does that come from skip0358?

U.S. sailors missing, injured after Navy destroyer Fitzgerald collides with merchant ship

The stricken destroyer Fitzgerald has returned home, but 7 sailors are still missing

[retiredguy123]

This reminds me of the Navy commander that said last year that their battleship was being endangered by Iran with their tiny motorboats. Really? I would expect the Navy to blow them out of the water way before the battleship became "endangered". Give me a break.

[chuckinca]

The Ship Captain is toast.

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[skip0358]

It was on the News tonight showed the freighter make a sharp upturn into the destroyer. You can also Google it ,it's online also.