S destroyer collides with merchant ship near Singapore

[Kontinuum]

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer collided with a merchant ship east of Singapore early Monday, the second US warship to be involved in a collision in just over two months.

The Navy's 7th Fleet said in a statement that the USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while the destroyer was making its way to a port visit in Singapore, the Navy said. The collision was reported at 5:24 am local time, according to the Navy statement.
A Navy official told CNN initial reports indicated only minor injuries among the McCain's crew of about 330 but that a full accounting of the crew was ongoing.
Search and rescue efforts are under way, the Navy statement said, with helicopters and Marine Corps Osprey aircraft from the amphibious assault ship USS America responding.
Singaporean ships and helicopters were also responding, the Navy said.
Initial reports indicate the US ship sustained damage to its aft port (rear left) side, the Navy said. It said the McCain was steaming under its own power to port.
It did not give information on the status of the merchant vessel.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/20/as...ore/index.html

[Video Games]

Nooooooo my figures from play asia ship from there AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH HHH HH

[Tiberria]

Updated reports are that 10 sailors are missing and 5 more injured.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/20/asia/u....html?adkey=bn

I wonder if Trump will fire the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy now given that this is two major fuck ups in the last couple months.

[Termak]

Lol again? There has to be somekinda saboteurs infiltrating the control areas.

[Mormolyce]

Maybe the John McCain should get a checkup.

...too soon?

Nooooooo my figures from play asia ship from there AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH HHH HH

Let me guess, Dragon's Crown Sorceress figure and a healthy supply of tissues and disinfectant?

[Gevoth]

Fourth collision this year. Territorial pissing?

[Seranthor]

Updated reports are that 10 sailors are missing and 5 more injured.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/20/asia/u....html?adkey=bn

I wonder if Trump will fire the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy now given that this is two major fuck ups in the last couple months.

CO, XO, CMC will get reassigned and wont get promoted (which means their days are numbered).

[Video Games]

Maybe the John McCain should get a checkup.

...too soon?



Let me guess, Dragon's Crown Sorceress figure and a healthy supply of tissues and disinfectant?

No, IA and Serena from pokemon. Ps, i don't have a wiener.

[Belize]

Ok, so, can someone tell the Navy modern ships aren't built for ramming like Triremes were?

[Glnger]

/women in the Navy joke....

just kidding

[Rustedsaint]

You would think they would be more careful with these ships,hopefully the missing crew turn up alive and not responsible for this crash.

[Dug]

Were collisions super rare before or is the news just deciding to cover them more? For having the best navy in the world seems like this... shouldn't happen.

[Seranthor]

Were collisions super rare before or is the news just deciding to cover them more? For having the best navy in the world seems like this... shouldn't happen.

Super rare, and I'll be interested to read the investigation report when it is published.

[Dr Assbandit]

Any US military techies familiar with our navy ships want to chip in on any significance two similar incidents happening in a relatively short timeframe?

Also what are the odds that it's named after McCain who has/had brain cancer, which often lead to neurological deficits including loss of motor control...

[Zeta333]

Super rare, and I'll be interested to read the investigation report when it is published.

im pretty sure they just were not reported to the entire world.

[Jastall]

Were collisions super rare before or is the news just deciding to cover them more? For having the best navy in the world seems like this... shouldn't happen.

Can't imagine it's too common. The ocean isn't a highway and military vessels are usually on alert and not patrolling the exact same roads as civilians.

[Video Games]

Any US military techies familiar with our navy ships want to chip in on any significance two similar incidents happening in a relatively short timeframe?

Also what are the odds that it's named after McCain who has/had brain cancer, which often lead to neurological deficits including loss of motor control...

I am not who you want, but this seems less likely than planes crashing together given their speed and all around better field of view if they still use a crows nest. Everybody must have been drunk. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Seranthor]

Any US military techies familiar with our navy ships want to chip in on any significance two similar incidents happening in a relatively short timeframe?

Also what are the odds that it's named after McCain who has/had brain cancer, which often lead to neurological deficits including loss of motor control...

The JAGMAN investigation on the Fitzgerald collision faults the crew of the Fitzgerald... given the McCain collision just happened that JAGMAN wont be complete for a while.

[Independent voter]

Fourth collision this year. Territorial pissing?

The last big collision the "watch" system was blamed, there's always supposed be sailors watching the radar. For some reason they didn't spot the massive freighter bearing down on them. A bunch of the crew is getting kicked out of the navy for this incident including the captain.

I'm going to say this one is the same.

[Seranthor]

im pretty sure they just were not reported to the entire world.

Pretty sure naval incidents are reported as news, and picked up by the worldwide news media... Do you know of any that were covered up?