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| USS Fitzgerald 'at fault': Crew failed to react to approaching cargo ship in devastating crash that killed seven American sailors off the coast of Japan, investigation suggests |
| 2017-07-22 |
| [DailyMail] - USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine cargo ship crashed on June 17, killing seven - Preliminary findings suggest crew on Fitzgerald failed to avoid collision in time - They 'did nothing until the last second', according to a Defense official to CNN - Fitzgerald's captain, Bryce Benson, was asleep at the time of the collision and it remains unclear whether the crew called the commanding officer to the bridge - Investigators are looking into possibility Fitzgerald was moving at high speeds - The collision tore a hole in the Fitzgerald's hull and water poured into the berthing area while sailors slept; authorities said the $1.5bn could have sank |
| Posted by:Anomalous Sources |
| #3 The CO is ultimately responsible - he was the one who signed off that the OOD was qualified. As ed in texas said, the CO will likely be relieved for cause. Depending on the outcome of the investigation by the Navy, several others could be in trouble - the OOD, the CIC watch officer, and any lookouts. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2017-07-22 10:58 |
| #2 Doesn't matter that the Captain was on the bridge, he usually isn't. That's what the Officer of the Deck is for. (Both of these guys need to be checking Craiglist for their next jobs, they're toast.) Basically they'll be at fault if they let somebody else run into them. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-07-22 10:40 |
| #1 See? Even the Navy leaks. [pun intended] |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-07-22 09:41 |