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3. I have yet to figure out how a modern Navy ship, with sophisticated navigation

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 12:18 PM

Jun 2017

aides, can't what is coming up on it for miles around. Was discipline lax on the ship and the shift sailing it asleep of otherwise occupied?

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USS Fitzgerald reportedly ignored cargo ships warnings before deadly impact [View all] n2doc Jun 2017 OP

Aircraft Carrier vs Lighthouse? PubliusEnigma Jun 2017 #1

I don't know if I believe this. sarah FAILIN Jun 2017 #2

A better story was we were asleep exboyfil Jun 2017 #5

That's got me puzzled as well. maveric Jun 2017 #4

The Crystal was the overtaking vessel exboyfil Jun 2017 #7

Whoever was OOD really fucked up. Kaleva Jun 2017 #6

I have a nephew who is career Navy. Blue_true Jun 2017 #8

This entire story stinks... flotsam Jun 2017 #9

Busy shipping lanes at night and no one watching? Crazy. Sancho Jun 2017 #10

Does the Navy use lookouts anymore? Kaleva Jun 2017 #11

I saw a merchant mariner post somewhere else Lee-Lee Jun 2017 #13