Posted on May 9, 2017
US Navy Ship Collides with South Korean Fishing Boat
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Well there goes another career right down the tubes because the Captain should have had controll of his ship and the fishing boat. This is based on past results!
US Navy Ship Collides with South Korean Fishing Boat
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Article doesn't go into much detail, but I remember the coasts of Korea and China being one of the most nerve-racking places to steam a warship. Sometimes there would fishing boats everywhere, large and small, as far as you could see, even at night. Some of these guys did not seem to give a crap either, complete disregard for the rules of the road. So many instances I remember seeing a boat we though would stay put, and we'd pass with a hundred yards or so separation, then all of a sudden they start moving trying to cross our bow causing us to have to emergency stop, sound the whistle etc. I always figured some of these guys were trying to get hit so the U.S. would give them some money.
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I was just recently in Singapore and Hong Kong .. I will tell you that these ports and channels are ridiculously populated ... i mean hundreds of contacts. I hate that this happened as I have friends on there, but odds are there are outlying factors we do not know.
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SSgt Robert Jorgensen
My point being the Capt most likely had no control short of keeping the fishing vessel away from the carrier. So he'll get shitcanned like all the others. Soon we'll have enlisted people in charge of the boats!
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The ship that was struck was a Cruiser .. USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN .. CG-67 if I am not mistaken. It is attached to the Strike Group headed by the carrier USS CARL VINSON.
You are right the CAPT probably had no control of the vessel. Unfortunately there is a documented history of smaller vessels making abrupt turns attempting to collide with Naval ships in an effort to gain monetary benefit. It is an unfortunate situation all around ... he could have fired at the vessel, but if there was no identified threat, meaning he risked causing an international incident, in an area already primed for war.
If he wasn't negligent I feel bad for him. Its a lose - lose situation.
You are right the CAPT probably had no control of the vessel. Unfortunately there is a documented history of smaller vessels making abrupt turns attempting to collide with Naval ships in an effort to gain monetary benefit. It is an unfortunate situation all around ... he could have fired at the vessel, but if there was no identified threat, meaning he risked causing an international incident, in an area already primed for war.
If he wasn't negligent I feel bad for him. Its a lose - lose situation.
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Ooops. I wonder what happens with negligence with a multi-million dollar ship??? Somebody getting relieved of duty...
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