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It seems to me that the 7th Fleet is having some serious sailing/driving problems. I believe this is the 5th or 6th accident involving the 7th Fleet in the past year.
US warship collides with Japanese tug boat
Posted from thehill.com
Accident Investigator
7th Fleet
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Japan
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Reading comprehension fail this time, Specialist. The tugboat lost power and hit the destroyer from close proximity. This title is inaccurate clickbait. (Not yours, I know.)
The truth of the matter, Cody, is that, without proper training and experience, you WOULD wreck a big thing like this. Ships are complex, living organisms that take a breathtaking degree of coordination, training, and experience to navigate properly. There are issues to take into account that you've probably never even heard of: ballasting, freeboard, speed over the ground, hydrostatic loading. When you've got turns on for 10 knots but are only making 5. Etc. So please don't be so quick to think you'd do better.
LT Brad McInnis
The truth of the matter, Cody, is that, without proper training and experience, you WOULD wreck a big thing like this. Ships are complex, living organisms that take a breathtaking degree of coordination, training, and experience to navigate properly. There are issues to take into account that you've probably never even heard of: ballasting, freeboard, speed over the ground, hydrostatic loading. When you've got turns on for 10 knots but are only making 5. Etc. So please don't be so quick to think you'd do better.
LT Brad McInnis
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I didn't mean to insinuate that all sailors are bad, but the 7th Fleet has had I believe 7 accidents involving large ships in the past year. Call me old fashion, but this seems to be a training problem/sailing problem.
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SN Greg Wright
SSG(P) (Join to see) - You're right, it is exactly that: a training problem. Navy brass has systemically cut training in lieu of mission up-time over the last decade, and that deficiency has been identified and is being addressed. The problem with your statement is that it is blanket. The Navy doesn't need better sailors. The Navy needs to train the Sailors it has properly. But in this particular case, this whole conversation is moot: the tug hit the ship, not the other way around. It is VERY common, as any Sailor will tell you, for tugs to bump or hit the ships they're jockeying. The only reason it's even in the news cycle (and with the clickbait, inaccurate title) is precisely to garner the reaction from readers that you gave.
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SN Greg Wright - I understand what you're saying. Yes the article title is clickbait, but the 7th Fleet has had a lot of accidents this past year, otherwise it probably wouldn't get the attention it is.
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