Originally Posted by
Russ
Very tragic. These young sailors had a lot of life ahead of them. I have to agree with Acorn - I would think our Navy ships are supposed to be able to avoid stealthy, intentional attacks by terrorists and rogue states, so it is indefensible and sad that a destroyer could be a victim of an accidental and non-stealthy collision with a huge cargo ship.
ThreatCon Level comes to mind. Security is minimal out in the middle of the sea nowhere near a possible threat. Fifty miles out at sea is a LOT of water. Nobody stands at 1 Alpha 100% of the time. You'd have a bunch of nut-cases on your hands.
It's ALL speculation at this point. If I know one thing about the US Naval Service, somebody will be blamed, and as El and At said, this Captain is cooked, hurt or not barring some miracle mechanical failure beyond human control. The Ship's Captain is God at sea. That axe swings BOTH ways.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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