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Posted: 8/20/2017 8:29:03 PM EDT

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Did it steam over its own tow line ?
Or were they looking for the missing key ?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:29:04 PM EDT

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Straits of Malacca is a nightmare. We went though there at a high rate of speed after 9/11. I have sailed those straits 4 times when I was forward deployed...nightmare

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:30:01 PM EDT

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Oh crap, not again! Straights of Malacca though – that's very dicey water.

Hoping and praying that there's no casualties, and that damage is minimal

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:30:06 PM EDT

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He has a boat named after him?

Probably for Admiral McCain.

Again, which one?

Bof dem.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:33:13 PM EDT

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Posted: 8/20/2017 8:34:57 PM EDT

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You know ... the ocean is pretty damn big. So big that you can go days and days without seeing another ship save way out on the horizon.

There's two different state-of-the-art surface search radars active at all times and a watch team on the bridge tracking anything remotely close.

When warships enter the shipping lanes it's not unusual to plus up the bridge watch with another couple of lookouts but still it's not like rush hour traffic with hundreds of large ships passing to-n-fro.

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I really hate Monday morning quarterbacking something like this since I was never in the Navy and never was part of a crew for a large ship... but God damn this is fucking unacceptable. You would think since we JUST had the entire command staff of another destroyer relieved for a fatal collision that crews would be extra cautious but I guess not.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:36:10 PM EDT

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Did it run into a brain tumor?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:36:18 PM EDT

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Live marine traffic map

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:36:41 PM EDT

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Ship is leaning to the left then ?

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In navy parlance it's referred to as a port list

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:37:28 PM EDT

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I really hate Monday morning quarterbacking something like this since I was never in the Navy and never was part of a crew for a large ship... but God damn this is fucking unacceptable. You would think since we JUST had the entire command staff of another destroyer relieved for a fatal collision that crews would be extra cautious but I guess not.

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How do you know the crew didn't do everything reasonably expected of them to avoid this collision?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:38:09 PM EDT

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Hope our sailors are o.k. but there is soooooo many jokes to be made
with the name of that ship.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:39:14 PM EDT

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Are you alluding to hero's that are not pow's? I like it

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:39:26 PM EDT

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Damn, it's always the ship you don't see that it's you

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:40:45 PM EDT

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Agreed, but my conspiracy meter is starting to ping. Just makes me wonder if there is a bounty on US naval ships in the Pacific. Probably not but I refuse to believe this could happen twice in such a short period of time by chance.

Occam's razor and all that would say it is pure chance. Who knows. I hope our sailors are safe and accounted for.

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Interesting theory.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:40:56 PM EDT

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Maybe Danica ought to sponsor the Navy.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:42:14 PM EDT

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so between this and the other ship recently hit, how badly does this degrade our naval capabilities in that part of the world?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:43:42 PM EDT

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How do you know the crew didn't do everything reasonably expected of them to avoid this collision?

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Listen, I hear ya. Shit happens. I would say that I'm partly basing that statement on the numerous career navy people on this board who have stated repeatedly that a navy warship of this size having a collision while under way is completely unacceptable no matter what. No excuse if the protocol is being followed correctly.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:43:47 PM EDT

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The ship she hit?

Singapore strait. Still chaos!

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:44:01 PM EDT

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Fucking again? Damn.

One Summer. Two destroyers. Fuck. I hope the casualties are few in number and that anyone that may have gone overboard are recovered.

Damn, this shit is getting old. Can we please weed out incompetence?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:45:26 PM EDT

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Probably everyone doing NKO or SAPR, you know, the administration shit the Navy annually promises will go away yet never does.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:46:25 PM EDT

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Listen, I hear ya. Shit happens. I would say that I'm partly basing that statement on the numerous career navy people on this board who have stated repeatedly that a navy warship of this size having a collision while under way is completely unacceptable no matter what. No excuse if the protocol is being followed correctly.

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True, but you just don't know. Malfunction, weather, any sort of variable could go into this.

And I am holding off on making brain tumor/Navy jokes until the crew is all accounted for safely.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:46:41 PM EDT

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Fucking again? Damn.

One Summer. Two destroyers. Fuck. I hope the casualties are few in number and that anyone that may have gone overboard are recovered.

Damn, this shit is getting old. Can we please weed out incompetence?

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If we could, John McCain would be unemployed.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:46:55 PM EDT

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Ok, I understand that perhaps this a brutal shipping channel, but when you are the Skipper of what I'm sure is at least a billion dollar warship how the fuck do you let this happen? Unfuckingbelieveable.

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Skippy was probbly getting a massage from a Flip cabin/Ladyboy

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:46:59 PM EDT

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Shit Johnie Wet Start has ship named after him. Caused the death of 154 sailors on the USS Forestall and a traitor to the POW/MIA cause. and a North Vietnamese informant know as the "SONG BIRD"....no wonder this country is screwed with idiots like that in Congress...! Nothing but a POS RHINO who sleeps with Soros and any muslum for a dollar donation to his McCain FOUNDATION slush fund....

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:47:01 PM EDT

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Well, we better keep it away from Vietnam. We do no want another gulf incident.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:47:54 PM EDT

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vs.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:49:41 PM EDT

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we need more severe punishment for ignorance

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:50:05 PM EDT

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Purge all the real leaders for politically correct fucksticks, and this is what happens.

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This is my suspicion too.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:50:22 PM EDT

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Rear ended the USS Graham?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:50:28 PM EDT

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There is no "left" on a ship.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:50:39 PM EDT

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Traffic map is always fun to watch

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:52:22 PM EDT

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Plenty of room.

http://a9.vietbao.vn/images/vn999/165/2015/05/20150518-tq-thai-lan-hop-tac-xay-kenh-dao-de-khong-phai-di-qua-eo-malacca-2.jpg

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What's the guy on the bottom left doing? Hoping for a stop sign?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:53:20 PM EDT

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Agreed, but my conspiracy meter is starting to ping. Just makes me wonder if there is a bounty on US naval ships in the Pacific. Probably not but I refuse to believe this could happen twice in such a short period of time by chance.

Occam's razor and all that would say it is pure chance. Who knows. I hope our sailors are safe and accounted for.

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Just because something happens twelve times a year does not mean it happens once a month.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:54:04 PM EDT

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It was starting to sound like the damage wasn't too serious at first but now I am seeing stuff on Twitter suggesting that crews are fighting flooding in two crew berthing areas in "shaft alley".

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:54:06 PM EDT

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Well, perhaps if the skippers spent more time driving the boat and less time at diversity training these things wouldn't happen.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:54:09 PM EDT

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Was she on board?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:54:35 PM EDT

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#BREAKING MT @US7thFleet: Initial reports indicate #USSJohnSMcCain damaged to port side aft. Extent of damage and injuries being determined.
U.S. Navy (@USNavy) August 21, 2017

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:56:22 PM EDT

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I looked at that area on a map and yeah it's freaking nuts.

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It was scary as fuck in a ten knot vessel when everyone else is doing twenty.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:56:33 PM EDT

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It was starting to sound like the damage wasn't too serious at first but now I am seeing stuff on Twitter suggesting that crews are fighting flooding in two crew berthing areas in "shaft alley".

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That may be the gayest sounding thing I have ever read.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:57:26 PM EDT

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Shit Johnie Wet Start has ship named after him. Caused the death of 154 sailors on the USS Forestall and a traitor to the POW/MIA cause. and a North Vietnamese informant know as the "SONG BIRD"....no wonder this country is screwed with idiots like that in Congress...! Nothing but a POS RHINO who sleeps with Soros and any muslum for a dollar donation to his McCain FOUNDATION slush fund....

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Posted: 8/20/2017 8:57:42 PM EDT

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From the ship Facebook page it looks like they had a nice fishing and cigars event recently.

That’s a busy area. The Chinese would certainly be happy for us to reduce our presence there.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:59:00 PM EDT

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Plenty of room.

http://a9.vietbao.vn/images/vn999/165/2015/05/20150518-tq-thai-lan-hop-tac-xay-kenh-dao-de-khong-phai-di-qua-eo-malacca-2.jpg

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Vectors.Vectors everywhere.jpg

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:59:15 PM EDT

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Got it. This shouldn't happen. And the crew probably screwed up. But the fact is, everyone is speculating, and we don't know anything.

Sailors could be dead, missing, injured, or fighting to keep their ship afloat.

Give the speculation and crew bashing a rest until we at least know if everyone is alive and accounted for.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:59:21 PM EDT

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What is up with all these US Navy ships hitting shit?

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... none of them hit shit.
Where are you getting this misinformation?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:59:43 PM EDT

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UPDATE: USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) – seen here in a file photo – is currently sailing under its own power and heading to port.
Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with local authorities. In addition to tug boats out of Singapore, the Republic of Singapore Navy ship RSS Gallant (97), RSN helicopters and Police Coast Guard vessel Basking Shark (55) are currently in the area to render assistance.
MV-22s and SH-60s from USS America are also responding.
Initial reports indicate John S. McCain sustained damage to her port side aft. The extent of damage and personnel injuries is being determined. The incident will be investigated.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:01:23 PM EDT

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The location where the Alnic MC merchant vessel came to a halt after a collision with the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain east of
Singapore.

A news release from the Navy said: 'Initial reports indicate John S. McCain sustained damage to her port side aft.'Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with local authorities.'In addition to tug boats out of Singapore, the Republic of Singapore Navy
ship RSS Gallant (97), RSN helicopters and Police Coast Guard vessel
Basking Shark (55) are currently in the area to render assistance.'MV-22s and SH-60s from USS America are also responding.'The damage and personnel injuries are being determined. The incident will be investigated, the Navy said.