U.S. Destroyer collides with Oil Tanker

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U.S. Destroyer collides with Oil Tanker

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Navy: U.S. destroyer collides with oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
From Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
updated 11:43 AM EDT, Sun August 12, 2012

(CNN) -- The U.S. Navy said its guided missile destroyer collided with a Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday morning..... more..

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/12/world/mea ... ?hpt=hp_t3

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How in the hell can a destroyer not see a tanker in it's path!!!! :smt011 :smt011
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Sounds like the tin can was broadsided by the tanker. Any war ship sets a watch when a contact is within a certain distance !! This skipper is in big trouble!!
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Did not know "don't ask, don't tell" applied to stupid people too!


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JAPANESE!! :o Kamikazi tanker.
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Jumptrout51 wrote:JAPANESE!! :o Kamikazi tanker.
:smt044 :smt044

The Tanker probably didn't have his running lights light on..... :-D
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Watch --- "Captain, The officer of the watch sends his regards and reports we have a contact baring down on us 3000 yards at three o clock"

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Is this an episode of McCail's navy or is this for real?
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Sounds like that Captian just lost his command.
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Here's some video of the damage.....

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/12/world/us- ... index.html

Somebody is gonna pay for that one.
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Amazingly stupid. I have watched a US Destroyer being built in Maine. Went this summer for the first time in about 3 years and there it sat, still under construction. I suspect this damage will take years to repair and a whole lot of taxpayer money. Get this Captain a plastic kayak to command!
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Here is a first hand account of the collision:

http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2012/ ... eport.html
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You sure it wasn't FWC making a safe check?????
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I find it absolutely amazing that radar didn't paint a tanker.
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Some people were asleep and there will be a few careers lost before this is over. Especially, over there with lots of ship traffic..
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