4675636b596f75 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 6/17/2017 at 8:31 AM, quadperfect said: Ais ,radar ,watch command . As a american i am truly embarrassed. This should never happen ever. Remember the uss cole incident. The Cole was anchored. I fail to see the similarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said: I thought accident happened in the Singapore Strait, east of the Malacca Strait. Unless you've had the Conn there at night with heavy rain, <deleted>ty visibility, your radar lit up like a Christmas tree with contacts that are anchored, fishing and in the middle of all that <deleted> you and your lookout misses this one guy crossing to port, you call out hard right, the Chief Mate who's supposed to be helping me missed seeing that ship as well. He was a waste of air he was. It's these near misses that makes you realize you can never get too comfortable, even with nothing on the radar you have to be vigilant Good to see they're not destroying the Captain to make themselves feel better. well yes, I refer to the strait as off Singapore, maybe wrongly - dunno anyway, that piece of water is more often than not extremely busy with vessels moving around disorderly in all sorts of directions I quite enjoy fish, can do without fishing vessels though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Regarding the report from the near Singapore crash; https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/08/06/new-report-blames-big-navy-for-fatal-collision/ (I couldn't ffind the report itself though, sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 US Navy Times on the future of the destroyer that crashed near Singapore; https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/08/06/new-report-blames-big-navy-for-fatal-collision/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Benson, the Fitz's commanding officer during the crash on his way out of USN; https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/11/07/no-board-of-inquiry-for-ex-fitz-co/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy DNR 110719&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Cmdr Benson, the Fitzgerald's captain when it crashed on his way out of US Navy. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/11/21/navy-to-allow-ex-fitz-co-to-retire-at-current-rank/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy DNR 112119&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup Am still waiting for the naval investigation reports from; a) the US Navy b) the civil Japanese investigation board about time they surface . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nauseus Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 2 hours ago, melvinmelvin said: Cmdr Benson, the Fitzgerald's captain when it crashed on his way out of US Navy. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/11/21/navy-to-allow-ex-fitz-co-to-retire-at-current-rank/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy DNR 112119&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup Am still waiting for the naval investigation reports from; a) the US Navy b) the civil Japanese investigation board about time they surface . . . . maybe they are keeping them in a sub? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Another Fitzgerald officer discharged from the US Navy on white paper; https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/01/10/navy-board-of-inquiry-clears-fitz-lieutenant-in-fatal-ship-collision-case/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NAV 01.10.20&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 The destroyer that crashed off Japan, Fitzgerald, is now floating again ... . https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/03/destroyer-wrecked-in-deadly-2017-accident-returns-to-sea/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NAV DNR 2.3.20&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup about time for the crash investigation reports to be published ... . .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Some more about the Fitz . . . . https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/03/destroyer-wrecked-in-deadly-2017-accident-returns-to-sea/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NAV DNR 2.4.20&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Families and shipmates of sailors that perished on the Fitzgerald are now suing the shipping company; https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/11/18/fitz-families-and-shipmates-sue-merchant-vessels-company/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Lawsuit seeking damages from charterers thrown out of the judicial system, (or dismissed by judge rather). https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/06/11/judge-dismisses-fitzgerald-lawsuit/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy DNR 06.11.20&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Fitzgerald back in shape again after three years of repaires and refurbishment. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/06/15/nearly-three-years-after-its-fatal-collision-the-fitzgerald-heads-for-new-home-port/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy DNR 6.15.20&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 anybody seen any report from the accident investigation boards? civil or military? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I retired from the Merchants 6 mos ago, JHChrist am I happy to never Conn a ship thru anymore BS again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 at last, US Navy Times on the Fitz, and the findings of the US civil investigation. https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/09/03/national-transportation-safety-board-faults-us-navy-for-fitzgerald-collision/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy DNR 09-03-20&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup If I have understood it correctly there are at lest 2 more investigation reports to surface, the US military investigation report the Japanese civil investigation report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 even more on the Fitzgerald accident from US Navy Times; https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/09/03/national-transportation-safety-board-faults-us-navy-for-fitzgerald-collision/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy DNR 9.4.20&utm_term=Editorial - Navy - Daily News Roundup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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