The mystery over the June 17 collision between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a much larger container ship took on a new dimension with the claim that the container ship sent out warning signals that were ignored.
As a result of the collision, seven U.S. sailors on the USS Fitzgerald guided missile destroyer lost their lives and the destroyer suffered extensive damage that could have sunk the vessel had the crew not responded to the emergency as quickly as they did.
The mishap occurred in Japanese waters and both the U.S. and Japan are investigating the cause. Find out what the cargo ship’s captain has reported so far. Details are on the next page.
What’s the captain’s name?
So why didn’t they use bridge to bridge or do any long blasts?
Total$#%&!@*up
Check out this opinion of what occurred.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eANUtcpxL04&feature=share
Emery Haskell what do you think ?
Why is nobody asking why the container ship sailed past the Fitzgerald, came about 180 degrees, run into the Fitzgerald, execute another 180 degree turn, sail into port then call it in? Something ain’t being told. The more this is picked at the more it stinks.
I asked that same question and some man said I was dishonoring our Military. Cussed me out. Ask this with caution. But I would like to know why it did go on for 30 minutes before coming back.
The course of the container ship doesn’t make sense. The don’t turn around on a dime like that and the course would be more of a sweeping arc.
Both ship’s Hacked ?
“The destroyer then dived underneath my ship, and released Bangalore Torpedoes which killed the fish within a 5 meter radius of my blinker buoy.”