Sunday, August 20, 2017

Again! Another high tech warship knocks heads with a freighter

USS John S. McCain collides with merchant ship near Strait of Malacca.  Come on, how hard is it to keep from running into another ship, even in a crowed sea lane, where one would think you'd be hyper vigilant?



Beautiful boat.

The collision was reported at 6:24 a.m. Japan Standard Time, while the ship was transiting to a routine port visit in Singapore.
Initial reports indicate John S. McCain sustained damage to her port side aft.

Update: Not good.  

Ten US sailors were missing after a US destroyer collided with a merchant vessel in southeast Asia, the second serious accident involving American Navy ships in the region in little more than two months.
Search and rescue efforts were launched  after the USS John S McCain was involved in a collision with the Alnic MC east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, the US 7th Fleet said in a statement.
The destroyer was currently sailing under its own power and heading to port.

6 comments:

  1. This is the problem with Affirmative action vs skill in promoting Officers in todays military.

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  2. Very similar to the way Senator Juan McStain is on a collision course with America and American values and American Freedoms and the American Constitution. Thanks Uniparty.......

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  3. gps being spoofed is my guess. also reports of migs jamming their computerized defense systems. double not good.

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  4. Once is accident, twice could be coincidence, three times is enemy action.

    Color me suspicious as all hell on this "mishap."

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  5. Riverrider is right: GPS spoofing. This is the 4th major incident in 2017. US Navy collisions stoke cyber threat concerns
    http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article168470432.html

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