Posted on Nov 18, 2017
Navy Destroyer Collides with Tugboat off Japan, No Injuries Reported
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Well this armchair Admiral was about ready to hit the roof, because the title is misleading. It appears to be the tug's fault this time. Time will tell. To be sure, it's not uncommon for tugs to 'bump' ships hard when they're working. This story wasn't very specific, but it must have been much harder than even that for it to make the news.
Navy Destroyer Collides with Tugboat off Japan, No Injuries Reported
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Naval/Maritime History Safety
Edited 7 y ago
Posted 7 y ago
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I don't know Greg - maybe the bridge watch and the quartermaster need a refresher course in Drivers Education?
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Man, not again! The Navy needs better public relations officers to explain the nuances of what actually occurred. This text redacted to present wording due to prior error.
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LT Brad McInnis
SSgt Robert Marx This is not an accident like the other stories. This is an intentional misleading headline in order to get clicks. I have done many tug exercises like this.. required every training cycle. Rarely did one of us not bump the other because of the nature of what we were doing (one ship (tug) powered and the Navy ship unpowered). The author of the article is a journalism major that never served on a ship and who forgot how to do proper research for a story. Sorry for the rant, but this is getting ridiculous. We have enough problems right now without a dumba@@ journalist making stories up.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
Did you read the link?
was not a navigation error, it was a mechanical failure on the tug that was operation in close proximity to the destroyer. Sensors and navigation skill would not have helped much,
was not a navigation error, it was a mechanical failure on the tug that was operation in close proximity to the destroyer. Sensors and navigation skill would not have helped much,
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SN Greg Wright
LT Brad McInnis - Well you articulated it better than I, but I'm right there with you.
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