US warship collides with Japanese tug boat - third such collision

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A U.S. warship sustained minor damage Saturday when it collided with a Japanese tug boat, the Navy's 7th Fleet announced.

NBC News reports that the tugboat lost propulsion control and drifted into the Navy destroyer, causing a minor collision. No injuries were reported on either vessel.

The USS Benfold was conducting a scheduled exercise in Japan's Sagami Bay at the time of the collision.

The guided-missile destroyer, which remains at sea, will undergo a damage assessment and an investigation into the crash, according to ABC News.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/361041-us-warship-collides-with-japanese-tug-boat

[PoliticAverse]

1. "tugboat lost propulsion control and drifted into the Navy destroyer,". There's only so much...

you can if a boat suddenly loses "propulsion control" during a "towing exercise".

[Achilleaze]

2. It sucks having a five time Republican draft dodger at the top

of the Republican shit heap, farting around stupidly in charge of our sons and daughters in uniform.This is all on the Republicans, and their ignoble draft dodger in chief.

[BigDemVoter]

3. And how much money are we spending on our military hardware again?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. Old video (2009) of sub versus tugboat (spoiler alert -- the sub wins)

The tug's captain and another crew member were lost in the accident.

[NutmegYankee]

5. USS SECOTA (YTM 415) sunk after collision with USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729) in 1986.

The GEORGIA has since been converted to a SSGN. Story was the tug lost power and couldn't move away and got the bottom smashed by the stern dive planes of the sub.

[Takket]

6. The Navy has become symbolic of the entire government.