US navy destroyer collides with cargo ship - 7 sailors missing

[Phil C. McNasty]

From the very little that I know, you cant just run your cargo ship into an American naval destroyer, you would get blown out of the water. Something is going on that the powers to be arent telling us.

*puts on tinfoil hat*


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-naval-vessel-collides-merchant-ship-southwest-japan-n773521

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

Seven U.S. sailors are unaccounted for after a Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, early Saturday local time, the Navy said.

The USS Fitzgerald, a 505-foot destroyer, collided with a Philippine container vessel at approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday local time (1:30 p.m. ET Friday), about 56 nautical miles of Yokosuka, the U.S. 7th Fleet said.

The ship, which had experienced some flooding after the collision, and the Japanese Coast Guard were searching for the seven unaccounted-for sailors, the Fleet said.

"Right now we are focused on two things: the safety of the ship and the well-being of the Sailors," Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in a statement. "We thank our Japanese partners for their assistance."

 

[anon1]

The Captain was taken off the ship. Either he was one of the injured or he's been called to the principal's office.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Principal's office

 

[FAST]

So much for hi tech,...???

 

[islandman4567]

https://ca.yahoo.com/searchset?p=us

Yahoo does this all the time, the photo is misleading you into thinking that it was a missile strike instead of two ships colliding.

 

[Aardvark154]

The Captain was taken off the ship. Either he was one of the injured or he's been called to the principal's office.

Severely injured and evacuated to a U.S. Navy Hospital in Japan. The Executive Officer has assumed command.

 

[Aardvark154]

A couple of points: This occurred at 0230 local in the small hours of the morning. It is no surprise that most such casualties occur at that time of the night.

There has been no word as to who had the right of way. However, it is known from GPS data that the ACX Crystal engaged in some erratic maneuvering including at least two U-turns at speed (14 1/2 kts) before the collision.


Track of the ACX Crystal

https://www.navytimes.com/articles/...tzgerald-returns-home-7-sailors-still-missing

 

[MattRoxx]

Captain and 7 sailors injured and Trump is tweeting about witch trials and how unfairly he is being treated. :behindsofa:

 

[Indiana]

Several career ended there.

 

[Keebler Elf]

Along with several lives...

 

[IM469]

Captain and 7 sailors injured and Trump is tweeting about witch trials and how unfairly he is being treated. :behindsofa:

The secret's out ... state of the art destroyer can't be sunk by high speed modern weaponry but just float a low speed vessel near it and it's doomed.

 

[Aardvark154]

The secret's out ... state of the art destroyer can't be sunk by high speed modern weaponry but just float a low speed vessel near it and it's doomed.

Presumably this is for political effect, not maritime knowledge?

 

[italianguy74]

Looks like they may need to write off that billiin dollar 24 year old destroyer and replace it with a 2 billion dollar 2017 model.

 

[Aardvark154]

Looks like they may need to write off that billiin dollar 24 year old destroyer and replace it with a 2 billion dollar 2017 model.

It depends upon the damage and the cost of repairs.

 

[PornAddict]

From the very little that I know, you cant just run your cargo ship into an American naval destroyer, you would get blown out of the water. Something is going on that the powers to be arent telling us.

*puts on tinfoil hat*


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-naval-vessel-collides-merchant-ship-southwest-japan-n773521

I agree! Somethings happen and mostly is a cover up! With the invention of radar & sonar ..cannot see how a ship could collide with another ship. It a warship with backup system of radar system to prevent that from happening. There more to that story which the navy is not revealing.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

 

[IM469]

Presumably this is for political effect, not maritime knowledge?

Are you suggesting that a highly manoeuvrable modern destroyer managed to run into a slow moving large container ship because the destroyer captain was a republican/ democrat party member ?

Or maybe he is a Trump supporter trying emulate his captain skill set to those of Trump's presidential follies. Nah, that can't be - he never would have never left port without crashing.

 

[danmand]

A couple of points: This occurred at 0230 local in the small hours of the morning. It is no surprise that most such casualties occur at that time of the night.

There has been no word as to who had the right of way. However, it is known from GPS data that the ACX Crystal engaged in some erratic maneuvering including at least two U-turns at speed (14 1/2 kts) before the collision.


Track of the ACX Crystal

That path looks like a drunken sailor walking in a red light district.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

My guess is that they were on classified maneuvers to rendez vous with a sub or ship. They were running silent, which means all unnecessary activity must cease and crewmen must not make any noise. They may have been running without sonar or radar to avoid detection.The course the ship was taking made a acute sudden turn with a second sudden turn ad a short time later a quick about face. This information provided may not even be the actual location or course of the ship.

 

[SkyRider]

Sad to report that the 7 missing sailor were drowned in their sleeping quarters. R.I.P.

In past incidents involving ship mishaps, the captain of the U.S. destroyer and/or the captain of the cargo ship were probably getting a BBBJTICM and got distracted.