Re:Why Did a U.S. Destroyer Fail to Dodge a Cargo Ship?
by ChuckMcM on Saturday June 24, 2017 @02:01PM
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Somehow I don't think even the Captain Queeg would lay asleep in his bunk while playing 'chicken' with another large ship.
As the article points out, the one explanation that matches the tracks and observations is that everyone was asleep and the two ships were on autopilot.
And it is considered "impossible" by many that discipline on a Navy ship would have broken down so much that the entire watch conspired to ignore and not report their fellow sailors dereliction of duty.
As a result 'well understood' is not a good description of this event :-)
As the article points out, the one explanation that matches the tracks and observations is that everyone was asleep and the two ships were on autopilot.
And it is considered "impossible" by many that discipline on a Navy ship would have broken down so much that the entire watch conspired to ignore and not report their fellow sailors dereliction of duty.
As a result 'well understood' is not a good description of this event :-)