Posted on Jun 15, 2017
Missing USS Shiloh sailor thought to be lost at sea found alive on board ship
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My Navy Brothers and Sisters, y'all know I got love for you all but how in the bluest of Hells do you lose someone on a ship?!
Missing USS Shiloh sailor thought to be lost at sea found alive on board ship
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As a Chief Engineer on a DDG, who walked all of my spaces everyday, there are so danged many places that he could have hid out. But, not without help. I expect a few CO masts to be forthcoming... At least he is safe. I have done too many of those searches at sea that aren't successful.
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LT Brad McInnis - Yes, I am active. We still have float coats which have the MOBI transmitters in them. The Kapoks do as well. Their MOBIs have a foot long antenna that is snaked through the vest. I guess we could issue those to every crew member.
I guess what I meant to say was a smaller MOBI device that the Sailor could wear around on his belt.
I guess what I meant to say was a smaller MOBI device that the Sailor could wear around on his belt.
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LT Brad McInnis
SCPO (Join to see) - I don't remember our coats having xmitrs. I do remember them talking about a belt worn one. It does seem kinda crazy that as high tech as the Navy is, that our best chance of finding a sailor is launching helos and doing SAR search patterns.
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LT Brad McInnis - Not sure when they became mainstream. My second ship 06-08 didn't have them, my last ship 11-15 did. There is an alarm panel that goes off in the pilot house that also shows the serial number as well as a unit that shows the relative bearing. The RHIBs also have the bearing display.
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LT Brad McInnis
SCPO (Join to see) - Cool, did you hear about Fitzgerald? Hit a container ship in Japanese waters...
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Your response is to be expected -- most people who've never been on ships don't realize the sheer number of nooks and crannies there are on them, especially big ones. A determined Sailor can easily hide that long....BUT. Someone was helping that guy. Food and water. So there's more to this story.
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Plenty of nooks and crannies down in one of the engineering spaces. The real question is who helped him stay down there for a week, bringing him food and water.
Note: Might get a better response if you change the "NAVSEA" tag to "Sailors"
Note: Might get a better response if you change the "NAVSEA" tag to "Sailors"
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SN Greg Wright - Yeah, and charge his iPhone. That had to be boring as hell down there for a week.
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SN Greg Wright
SCPO (Join to see) - Watch, he didn't plan for the extended exposure to the noise, and now he'll have a VA claim for damaged hearing. You heard it here first!
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SN Greg Wright - Not sure if he could claim anything if he didn't have double hearing protection.
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SN Greg Wright
SCPO (Join to see) - My faith in the VA is limited. I have a friend who gets a monthly check for Gulf War Syndrome...and he never set foot in the Gulf. I hope you're right, of course.
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