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Another U.S. Navy destroyer collides with a merchant ship, rescue efforts underway

After Dangerous Collisions, Navy Will Pause for Safety Check
By ERIC SCHMITT and KEITH BRADSHER
AUG. 21, 2017

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The John S. McCain, an American guided-missile destroyer, with a hole in its rear left side, in waters off Singapore on Monday. Credit Ahmad Masood/Reuters

WASHINGTON — United States Navy ships worldwide will suspend operations for a day or two this week to examine basic seamanship and teamwork after the second collision of a Navy destroyer with a large commercial ship in two months, the Navy’s top officer said on Monday.

--> After Dangerous Collisions, Navy Will Pause for Safety Check - The New York Times
 
After Dangerous Collisions, Navy Will Pause for Safety Check
By ERIC SCHMITT and KEITH BRADSHER
AUG. 21, 2017

22mccain-1-master768.jpg

The John S. McCain, an American guided-missile destroyer, with a hole in its rear left side, in waters off Singapore on Monday. Credit Ahmad Masood/Reuters

WASHINGTON — United States Navy ships worldwide will suspend operations for a day or two this week to examine basic seamanship and teamwork after the second collision of a Navy destroyer with a large commercial ship in two months, the Navy’s top officer said on Monday.

--> After Dangerous Collisions, Navy Will Pause for Safety Check - The New York Times

@jhungary level of preparedness??
 
unclear on what you want to ask me.

But safety check is always perform after accidents. To make sure there were no mechanical fault involved. Same as any aircraft that crash or any ferry that sunk.

Professional much?

United States Navy ships worldwide will suspend operations for a day or two this week to examine basic seamanship and teamwork after the second collision of a Navy destroyer with a large commercial ship in two months
 
Professional much?

United States Navy ships worldwide will suspend operations for a day or two this week to examine basic seamanship and teamwork after the second collision of a Navy destroyer with a large commercial ship in two months

oh snap, here's kim jl un's chance to make his move!
 
This is very Supa Powa 2012 style!
Finally, USA has achieved Supa Powa 2012 crown.

You are breaking a lot of rednecks 's heart. Lol.

S warship-tanker collision shows lapse in US Navy's internal management: experts
By Bai Tiantian Source:Global Times Published: 2017/8/21

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The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain heads for Singapore with a hole on its portside after a collision with an oil tanker, outside Changi naval base in Singapore on Monday. It was the second accident involving an American warship in two months. Photo: AFP

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USS John S. McCain (L) is seen at sea off Singapore's Changi Naval Base, on Aug. 21, 2017. Ten sailors were missing and five others injured after the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore early on Monday, the US navy said in a statement. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)


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USS John S. McCain is seen at sea off Singapore's Changi Naval Base, on Aug. 21, 2017. Ten sailors were missing and five others injured after the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore early on Monday, the US navy said in a statement. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

Ten sailors are missing after a US warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore before dawn on Monday, tearing a hole beneath the waterline and flooding compartments that include a crew sleeping area, the US Navy said.

The collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and the tanker Alnic MC was the second involving US Navy destroyers and merchant vessels in Asian waters in little more than two months.

Chinese experts said the recent collisions between US warships and civilian ships showed a lapse in the US Navy's internal management, as the country is obsessed with playing the role of world's police and spreads its forces across the globe.

The collision took place while the US warship was heading to Singapore for a routine port call, the Navy said in a statement.

"Initial reports indicate the USS John S. McCain sustained damage to her port side aft," the Navy said, adding that "there are currently 10 sailors missing and five injured."

The destroyer had made its way to Changi Naval Base by Monday afternoon. Significant damage to the hull had resulted in flooding to nearby compartments, including crew berthing, machinery and communications rooms, the Navy said.

Four of the injured were evacuated by helicopter to a hospital in Singapore with non-life threatening injuries, while the fifth one needed no further treatment.

The USS John S. McCain's sister ship, the USS Fitzgerald, almost sank off the coast of Japan after it was struck by a Philippine container ship on June 17. The bodies of seven USS Fitzgerald sailors were found in a flooded berthing area.

Collisions between warships and large vessels are extremely rare, with naval historians going back more than 50 years to find a similar previous incident. :woot:

Zhao Xiaozhuo, a research fellow at the Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), said that the collisions on Monday showed a decline in combat readiness and a lapse in the US navy's internal management.

"The US military has the most advanced weapons in the world but the incidents tell us that weapons are not the sole benchmark for measuring military's strength," Zhao said.

Zhang Junshe, a senior research fellow at the PLA Naval Military Studies Research Institute, said that as the US spreads its military forces around the globe and is obsessed with playing the role of the world's police, the chances of such incidents naturally rise.

Reuters contributed to this story
 
Professional much?

Again, I don't see how it was related to professional.

You had an accident, you stop everything and have a general review. That's very reasonable, in fact, not performing the review is unprofessional, because if you had an accident, you want to get to the bottom of how that happen, especially so in the Military, would you rather this collision happened in this accident? or when you are going to war with someone?

Not performing this review is unprofessional. Other than that, I can't see your point at all.

Again, Sydney Ferries also did review and prelim report after all their crashes, so are they also an unprofessional bunch?

http://www.otsi.nsw.gov.au/ferry/Ocean_Wave_LOC_AWC_Final_JM.pdf
 
They must have sacrificed the ten crew members to save the ship from sinking.

I do not believe what the US regime media says.
Those ten meaningless lives (Any Murican solders have meaningless life because they fight for immoral wars)
are sacrificed for the Establishment of Supa Powa 2012 Act 2017.
 
It appears the US Navy enjoys being rammed, we need to send more tankers and cargo ships ramming US destroyers. The Yankees like to show off they can take a hit :lol: , we wouldn't wanna disappoint them. Perhaps we have to send some of our HUGE ships testing how sturdy those AB are :rofl:
 
Why the Chinese are getting so horny seeing
these destroyers sustaining damage?:lol:
 
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