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jpak

(41,758 posts) Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:42 PM Jun 2017

U.S. Navy destroyer collides with merchant vessel near Japan

Source: Reuters

A U.S. Navy destroyer has collided with a merchant vessel southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, the U.S. Navy said on Friday.

In a statement, the Navy said the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka and the extent of injuries to U.S. personnel "is being determined."

It added that the Navy had requested the assistance of the Japanese Coast Guard.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-navy-asia-idUSKBN1972SW

This is a BMD vessel

Looks bad - major damage starboard aft of bridge - ship is listing

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U.S. Navy destroyer collides with merchant vessel near Japan (Original Post) jpak Jun 2017 OP

Regardless of who is at fault AtheistCrusader Jun 2017 #1

Yup jpak Jun 2017 #2

Container ships can take MILES to stop. This might simply have been a case of AtheistCrusader Jun 2017 #5

I was thinking the same thing INdemo Jun 2017 #4

I wouldn't want to know the other officers Ilsa Jun 2017 #6

at the least hardluck Jun 2017 #10

All that water out there and this happens. Something is very wrong. Full story not being told. nikibatts Jun 2017 #3

That is a very congested shipping lane hack89 Jun 2017 #16

Ah, that explains the problem. In_The_Wind Jun 2017 #23

Thanks for the explanation Rhiannon12866 Jun 2017 #33

Oh, it was DEFINITELY punctured below the water line. Look at those bilge pumps go! AtheistCrusader Jun 2017 #7

That'll buff out. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #20

Quick, call Click and Clack! They have Bondo! longship Jun 2017 #25

Good clip orangecrush Jun 2017 #21

I rode a destroyer, they are greyhounds compared to a freighter. denbot Jun 2017 #8

Assuming the captain was in the bridge at 2:30 AM jpak Jun 2017 #11

The Captian is called to the bridge if something gets close. denbot Jun 2017 #18

Can a ship with this sort of extensive damage be repaired? N/T CottonBear Jun 2017 #17

If they can keep it floating long enough to get it to a friendly shipyard, it can be rebuilt. denbot Jun 2017 #22

Thanks for the information. CottonBear Jun 2017 #24

flooding in three compartments hardluck Jun 2017 #9

You don't want to get hit on the starboard side. cloudbase Jun 2017 #14

Yep, that's right where... adnoid Jun 2017 #28

Reminds me of the USS Greeneville collision and what a colossal miyazaki Jun 2017 #12

7th Fleet is reporting no casualties at this time hardluck Jun 2017 #13

No problem, our destroyers only cost like $4,000,000,000 each...Yes, thats BILLION!!! winstars Jun 2017 #15

UPDATE: 7 U.S Navy ship members unaccounted for after collision with container ship off Japan inanna Jun 2017 #19

W's first year bobbieinok Jun 2017 #26

It was a submarine Marthe48 Jun 2017 #30

Has anybody seen pics or heard the status of the merchant vessel that we collided with? Purveyor Jun 2017 #27

Rachel Maddow is covering it Marthe48 Jun 2017 #31

Bad News/Good News DoctorJoJo Jun 2017 #29

He's one of the injured hardluck Jun 2017 #32

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

1. Regardless of who is at fault

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:52 PM

Jun 2017

you can rest assured the Captain's career is over.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

2. Yup

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:54 PM

Jun 2017

We will have to wait until the inquiry wraps up to find out what occurred.

It is hard to imagine how this happened...

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

5. Container ships can take MILES to stop. This might simply have been a case of

Reply to jpak (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:00 PM

Jun 2017

tonnage has right of way.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)

4. I was thinking the same thing

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:00 PM

Jun 2017

and no longer can he look forward to those 4 bars

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

6. I wouldn't want to know the other officers

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:01 PM

Jun 2017

were whispering behind my back, "He's the one who sunk his own ship."

hardluck

(639 posts)

10. at the least

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:16 PM

Jun 2017

Not the night to be on watch.

nikibatts

(2,198 posts)

3. All that water out there and this happens. Something is very wrong. Full story not being told.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:56 PM

Jun 2017

hack89

(39,171 posts)

16. That is a very congested shipping lane

Reply to nikibatts (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:48 PM

Jun 2017

Think LA freeway type congestion. It was always nerve wracking approaching Tokyo Wan.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

23. Ah, that explains the problem.

Reply to hack89 (Reply #16)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 08:18 PM

Jun 2017

Rhiannon12866

(205,552 posts)

33. Thanks for the explanation

Reply to hack89 (Reply #16)

Sat Jun 17, 2017, 03:27 AM

Jun 2017

I had the same thought, hard to imagine much congestion in the vast ocean, but now I know. Thanks!

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

7. Oh, it was DEFINITELY punctured below the water line. Look at those bilge pumps go!

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:07 PM

Jun 2017

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20170617/k10011020981000.html?utm_int=news_contents_news-main_001

It's sitting a good 20 feet lower in the water than it normally does, too.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)

20. That'll buff out.

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 07:15 PM

Jun 2017

longship

(40,416 posts)

25. Quick, call Click and Clack! They have Bondo!

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #20)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 08:34 PM

Jun 2017

Tom and Ray, the car guys will fix it, if it doesn't FOL (fall off lift).

orangecrush

(19,573 posts)

21. Good clip

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 07:55 PM

Jun 2017

Thanks!

denbot

(9,900 posts)

8. I rode a destroyer, they are greyhounds compared to a freighter.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:11 PM

Jun 2017

Me thinks the Naval Skipper fucked up. I hope the crews are alright.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

11. Assuming the captain was in the bridge at 2:30 AM

Reply to denbot (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:18 PM

Jun 2017

He's still responsible though...

denbot

(9,900 posts)

18. The Captian is called to the bridge if something gets close.

Reply to jpak (Reply #11)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:57 PM

Jun 2017

Between the bridge and CIC how they collided in open ocean is beyond me.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

17. Can a ship with this sort of extensive damage be repaired? N/T

Reply to denbot (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:56 PM

Jun 2017

denbot

(9,900 posts)

22. If they can keep it floating long enough to get it to a friendly shipyard, it can be rebuilt.

Reply to CottonBear (Reply #17)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 08:00 PM

Jun 2017

They'll often add an upgrade or two.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

24. Thanks for the information.

Reply to denbot (Reply #22)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 08:19 PM

Jun 2017

Hopefully, the ship can be rebuilt.

The news about the possible deaths of some of the crew is not good.

hardluck

(639 posts)

9. flooding in three compartments

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:15 PM

Jun 2017

Still taking on water.

Was hit on starboard side by a container ship, ACX Crystal, 29,000gt.

https://twitter.com/StratSentinel?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

cloudbase

(5,520 posts)

14. You don't want to get hit on the starboard side.

Reply to hardluck (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:29 PM

Jun 2017

Of course, you don't want to get hit on the port side, either, but you'll get off much easier.

adnoid

(22 posts)

28. Yep, that's right where...

Reply to cloudbase (Reply #14)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:14 PM

Jun 2017

the green light shines.

miyazaki

(2,244 posts)

12. Reminds me of the USS Greeneville collision and what a colossal

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:21 PM

Jun 2017

fuck-up that was.

hardluck

(639 posts)

13. 7th Fleet is reporting no casualties at this time

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:26 PM

Jun 2017

Unk. injured. Heading back to home port under her own power and will tug en route.

winstars

(4,220 posts)

15. No problem, our destroyers only cost like $4,000,000,000 each...Yes, thats BILLION!!!

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:39 PM

Jun 2017

We need like a 100 more ships (sitting ducks?) anyway...

WTF?

Oh, sorry, thats actually 3.96 billion. My mistake.

I pray for the safety of all our brave sailors aboard.

inanna

(3,547 posts)

19. UPDATE: 7 U.S Navy ship members unaccounted for after collision with container ship off Japan

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 07:04 PM

Jun 2017

By Associated Press June 16 at 6:42 PM

TOKYO — Japan broadcaster NHK says 7 U.S Navy ship members unaccounted for after collision with container ship off Japan.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-broadcaster-nhk-says-7-us-navy-ship-members-unaccounted-for-after-collision-with-container-ship-off-japan/2017/06/16/071a365a-52e5-11e7-b74e-0d2785d3083d_story.html?utm_term=.0271e4828394

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

26. W's first year

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 08:49 PM

Jun 2017

In W's first year wasn't there also a problem with a US ship and one
from Japan? Some GOP mega donors messing around
with the controls? Some deaths?

Marthe48

(16,975 posts)

30. It was a submarine

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #26)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:31 PM

Jun 2017

The USS Greenville: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehime_Maru_and_USS_Greeneville_collision
A poster above mentioned it.

There are 7 crewmen missing from USS Fitzgerald, the collision reported today. The Fitzgerald collided with ACx (?) Crystal.

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

27. Has anybody seen pics or heard the status of the merchant vessel that we collided with?

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:02 PM

Jun 2017

On tablet or I would look myself...

Marthe48

(16,975 posts)

31. Rachel Maddow is covering it

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #27)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:33 PM

Jun 2017

The container ship didn't suffer as much damage. The USS Dewey is on the way to help. A U.S. sailor was medivac'd to port.

DoctorJoJo

(1,134 posts)

29. Bad News/Good News

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:22 PM

Jun 2017

Guessing the career of the USS Fitzgerald's skipper is in dire straights, on the other hand, sounds like PutinsPuppet has found his perfect Secretary of the Navy pick!

hardluck

(639 posts)

32. He's one of the injured

Reply to DoctorJoJo (Reply #29)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 10:19 PM

Jun 2017

That had to be medevaced out.

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