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Post by raythesailor on Nov 22, 2017 10:18:08 GMT
BBC news are reporting YET ANOTHER maritime collision involving a aircraft carrier off the coast of Japan. (Don’t know how to do a link)
This is not the first in recent times and you have to ask what is going on.
Basic seamanship and adherence to collision regulations is not difficult to adhere to. Is this just American arrogance, “ I am a US warship keep clear” or are they just poorly trained and inept ?
It is reported that this latest incident involved a engine failure. Not the first time this has happened at sea, and is often dealt with without incident.
In most Martine accidents an independent inquiry is carried out. However it was reported in the earlier incidents that the US Navy were carrying out theire own investigations even though fatalities occurred in international waters.
More than two similar incidents in a short space of time are not a coincidence.
I know there are few ex RN posters on here and would be interested to hear any opinions.
Rember a ceartainl organisation situated in Virginia may be monitoring !
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Post by wagsastokie on Nov 22, 2017 10:55:55 GMT
BBC news are reporting YET ANOTHER maritime collision involving a aircraft carrier off the coast of Japan. (Don’t know how to do a link) This is not the first in recent times and you have to ask what is going on. Basic seamanship and adherence to collision regulations is not difficult to adhere to. Is this just American arrogance, “ I am a US warship keep clear” or are they just poorly trained and inept ? It is reported that this latest incident involved a engine failure. Not the first time this has happened at sea, and is often dealt with without incident. In most Martine accidents an independent inquiry is carried out. However it was reported in the earlier incidents that the US Navy were carrying out theire own investigations even though fatalities occurred in international waters. More than two similar incidents in a short space of time are not a coincidence. I know there are few ex RN posters on here and would be interested to hear any opinions. Rember a ceartainl organisation situated in Virginia may be monitoring ! I sure that certain organisation of halfwits are to busy trying to ensure that they can keep covering up there involvement in their removal of a certain president in the sixties To be to botherd about are opinions of there ability in seamanship |
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Post by raythesailor on Nov 22, 2017 11:00:41 GMT
I was( possibly poorly) attempting a little sarcastic comment.
Have you seen the movie Snowdon ?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2017 11:18:37 GMT
BBC news are reporting YET ANOTHER maritime collision involving a aircraft carrier off the coast of Japan. (Don’t know how to do a link) This is not the first in recent times and you have to ask what is going on. Basic seamanship and adherence to collision regulations is not difficult to adhere to. Is this just American arrogance, “ I am a US warship keep clear” or are they just poorly trained and inept ? It is reported that this latest incident involved a engine failure. Not the first time this has happened at sea, and is often dealt with without incident. In most Martine accidents an independent inquiry is carried out. However it was reported in the earlier incidents that the US Navy were carrying out theire own investigations even though fatalities occurred in international waters. More than two similar incidents in a short space of time are not a coincidence. I know there are few ex RN posters on here and would be interested to hear any opinions. Rember a ceartainl organisation situated in Virginia may be monitoring ! 2 incidents... One involves a plane en route to USS Ronald Reagan, with 11 on board. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-navy-aircraft-crashes-sea-okinawa-japan-11-aboard-n823196The other was a few days ago involving a Destroyer and a Japanese Tug Boat. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5095567/U-S-destroyer-slightly-damaged-collision-tug-Japan-U-S-Navy.htmlIncidentally OP...Easy to post a link, just right click on address bar, copy, & paste. |
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Post by raythesailor on Nov 22, 2017 11:48:57 GMT
BBC news are reporting YET ANOTHER maritime collision involving a aircraft carrier off the coast of Japan. (Don’t know how to do a link) This is not the first in recent times and you have to ask what is going on. Basic seamanship and adherence to collision regulations is not difficult to adhere to. Is this just American arrogance, “ I am a US warship keep clear” or are they just poorly trained and inept ? It is reported that this latest incident involved a engine failure. Not the first time this has happened at sea, and is often dealt with without incident. In most Martine accidents an independent inquiry is carried out. However it was reported in the earlier incidents that the US Navy were carrying out theire own investigations even though fatalities occurred in international waters. More than two similar incidents in a short space of time are not a coincidence. I know there are few ex RN posters on here and would be interested to hear any opinions. Rember a ceartainl organisation situated in Virginia may be monitoring ! 2 incidents... One involves a plane en route to USS Ronald Reagan, with 11 on board. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-navy-aircraft-crashes-sea-okinawa-japan-11-aboard-n823196The other was a few days ago involving a Destroyer and a Japanese Tug Boat. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5095567/U-S-destroyer-slightly-damaged-collision-tug-Japan-U-S-Navy.htmlIncidentally OP...Easy to post a link, just right click on address bar, copy, & paste. Cheers but I am on a I pad. |
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Post by Northy on Nov 22, 2017 12:02:30 GMT
BBC news are reporting YET ANOTHER maritime collision involving a aircraft carrier off the coast of Japan. (Don’t know how to do a link) This is not the first in recent times and you have to ask what is going on. Basic seamanship and adherence to collision regulations is not difficult to adhere to. Is this just American arrogance, “ I am a US warship keep clear” or are they just poorly trained and inept ? It is reported that this latest incident involved a engine failure. Not the first time this has happened at sea, and is often dealt with without incident. In most Martine accidents an independent inquiry is carried out. However it was reported in the earlier incidents that the US Navy were carrying out theire own investigations even though fatalities occurred in international waters. More than two similar incidents in a short space of time are not a coincidence. I know there are few ex RN posters on here and would be interested to hear any opinions. Rember a ceartainl organisation situated in Virginia may be monitoring ! 2 incidents... One involves a plane en route to USS Ronald Reagan, with 11 on board. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-navy-aircraft-crashes-sea-okinawa-japan-11-aboard-n823196The other was a few days ago involving a Destroyer and a Japanese Tug Boat. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5095567/U-S-destroyer-slightly-damaged-collision-tug-Japan-U-S-Navy.htmlIncidentally OP...Easy to post a link, just right click on address bar, copy, & paste. there was more than that shangs, a collision a few weeks ago where a few US sailors died trapped in flooded compartments, and one just before that, the Admiral of that fleet was retruned home, relieved of duty. |
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Post by raythesailor on Nov 22, 2017 15:15:21 GMT
When I origionaly posted it was on a news flash suggesting a vessel had gone aground.
With retrospect maybe should wait for more details before posting.
However does not change the questions re the increased naval activity in this area, obviously related to N Korea, and their basic obligations to shipping regulations throughout the world.
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Post by elystokie on Nov 22, 2017 20:52:03 GMT
Spent most of my time in the machinery control room so never knew much of navigation and stuff. Speaking to the Operations blokes after any exercises with our colonial cousins revealed that they weren't very highly rated by our chaps to say the least. In Gulf War one they (their Air Force anyway) were the bane of our life, they would fly over our ship after their mission and forget to switch their IFF on so our radar couldn't identify them and we had to scramble to action stations day and frigging night  I've just left a job where I worked with a load of ex RAF and they always said that they used to have various flying and bombing competitions with the US Airforce and always won convincingly. In short, they're a bit shit :/ |
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