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RE: What the Hell Is Up With The Navy Lately?
August 20, 2017 at 11:04 pm
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(August 20, 2017 at 10:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Again.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40995829
Quote:US Navy ship collides with oil tanker off Singapore
Quote:The USS John McCain was sailing through the Strait of Malacca and preparing to stop in Singapore when it struck the Liberian-flagged vessel.
A search and rescue operation is under way.
It is the second serious collision involving a US Navy ship within two months.
Come on, guys. Look at the radar screens!
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RE: What the Hell Is Up With The Navy Lately?
August 20, 2017 at 11:04 pm
I was under the impression that we've mastered flight in three dimensions to the point we have passenger airlines. Given that, how the fuck is our navy, which really has to deal with two dimensions of movement, running into civilian ships?
Do they not have a grunt to stand on deck to prevent this shit?
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RE: What the Hell Is Up With The Navy Lately?
August 20, 2017 at 11:10 pm
Bet your news agencies didn't mention a NZ navy ship joining the Nimitz carrier group to assist after your other ship was damaged a few months ago?
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RE: What the Hell Is Up With The Navy Lately?
August 20, 2017 at 11:12 pm
Ship underway at reduced speed, hole in ship smaller than last time.
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RE: What the Hell Is Up With The Navy Lately?
August 20, 2017 at 11:13 pm
(August 20, 2017 at 11:04 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: I was under the impression that we've mastered flight in three dimensions to the point we have passenger airlines. Given that, how the fuck is our navy, which really has to deal with two dimensions of movement, running into civilian ships?
Do they not have a grunt to stand on deck to prevent this shit?
And it happened three days after this!
Quote:The ship's commanding officer, executive officer and senior enlisted officer were all relieved of their responsibilities aboard the ship, Navy officials said.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/navy...an-n793746
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RE: What the Hell Is Up With The Navy Lately?
August 20, 2017 at 11:50 pm
(August 20, 2017 at 10:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Again.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40995829
Quote:US Navy ship collides with oil tanker off Singapore
Quote:The USS John McCain was sailing through the Strait of Malacca and preparing to stop in Singapore when it struck the Liberian-flagged vessel.
A search and rescue operation is under way.
It is the second serious collision involving a US Navy ship within two months.
Come on, guys. Look at the radar screens!
(emphasis is mine)
Maybe the captain was just trying to get his ship to live up to it's name?
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RE: What the Hell Is Up With The Navy Lately?
August 21, 2017 at 1:02 am
You should have heard Trump swearing when he heard that the ship was named after John McCain. He called him bad name in the English language.