parche Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 The seven Sailors who perished on FITZGERALD have been identified. Navy.mil Story Sailor rest your oar... Please take a moment to remember the servicemen and women from all countries who risk their lives in service to their country every day. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 My sincere condolences and prayers are with the families and the shipmates of USS Fitzgerald.. R.I.P. Fair Winds and Following Seas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 RIP Shipmates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Just got back from a week's vacation and am reading about this for the first time. What a horrible accident. RIP to those poor sailors. Three manned lookouts, night vision equip, multiple radars and yet the Captain wasn't even called to the bridge before the collision? The bridge audio tapes are going to be out at some point, my guess is that they will be tough to listen to. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/world/asia/destroyer-fitzgerald-collision.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Oh, dear God, I missed this one too, when I was away.... +++++++ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 This one hit close to home for me. One of the young men was from a town 20 minutes away. They interviewed one of his teachers and some friends. It is a tragic loss and may they and their families find peace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 And apparently it's happened again. How the hell can this happen twice in two months?? Looks like some sailors have been lost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hblecha Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 What for do you speak 11bee?? I was unable to find where a couple of ships may have collided recently. There was the finding of the USS Indianapolis wreckage in the Philippine Sea and a Blackhawk that went down off the west coast of Hawaii. That was an Army helicopter with 5 missing. Maybe you need to be a little bit more specific about what you are referring to. Have a good day. Ciao!! Henry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 USS John S McCain involved in collision with tanker Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 More here with 6ish pictures: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/08/21/uss-john-s-mccain-collision/585097001/ Damage looks significant. Thoughts and prayers are with the crew, the wounded, the missing, and all those affected by this. . Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
305swag Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Dang , AGAIN! Sorry for the loss of life, but dang! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 40 minutes ago, 305swag said: Dang , AGAIN! Sorry for the loss of life, but dang! Something is radically wrong here. 2nd loss of life collision in a couple of months, hard to see any other outcome besides failure of the US bridge crew. 7th fleet has some major, major issues. A few months before this, a cruiser hit a S. Korean fishing boat and before that, a skipper sailed another cruiser onto the rocks off of Japan. Meanwhile, China is gloating. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/21/uss-john-s-mccain-accident-created-applause-chinese-state-media.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 4 hours ago, 11bee said: Something is radically wrong here... Honestly, who can argue with that sentiment. My thoughts are obviously with the families of those who have lost loved ones in these bizarre accidents. But something is fundamentally wrong when warships with some of the most sensitive/sophisticated detection equipment on the seas are crashing into relatively slow lumbering (errrrr...noisy...) container/cargo ships and what should be clearly charted shallows. This just doesn't make sense. Again, thoughts and prayers to those affected by these accidents. . Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
305swag Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Exactly, it makes no sense to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 On 8/22/2017 at 11:38 PM, Don said: Honestly, who can argue with that sentiment. My thoughts are obviously with the families of those who have lost loved ones in these bizarre accidents. But something is fundamentally wrong when warships with some of the most sensitive/sophisticated detection equipment on the seas are crashing into relatively slow lumbering (errrrr...noisy...) container/cargo ships and what should be clearly charted shallows. This just doesn't make sense. Again, thoughts and prayers to those affected by these accidents. . Don i'm not going to get into it. as its time to mourn and the time to blame will be soon enough and last a long while. Maybe thats the subject for another thread that would probably be quickly locked. I recognized one of the last names, belonged to a Marine I know-- not sure if they are of relation. My condolences And thanks to the OP for posting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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