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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

How in the hell can a destroyer not see a tanker in it's path!!!!

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!!

Did not know "don't ask, don't tell" applied to stupid people too!


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JAPANESE!! Kamikazi tanker.

Jumptrout51 wrote:JAPANESE!! Kamikazi tanker.

The Tanker probably didn't have his running lights light on.....

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"

Captain-- " Son - i am trying to sleep!"

Is this an episode of McCail's navy or is this for real?

Sounds like that Captian just lost his command.

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.

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!

Here is a first hand account of the collision:

http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2012/ ... eport.html

You sure it wasn't FWC making a safe check?????

I find it absolutely amazing that radar didn't paint a tanker.

Some people were asleep and there will be a few careers lost before this is over. Especially, over there with lots of ship traffic..