US Navy ship collides with oil tanker in Gulf Published August 12, 2012 Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain – The U.S. Navy says one of its guided-missile destroyers collided with an oil tanker early Sunday but that no one was injured in the accident. The collision involving the USS Porter and the Panamanian-flagged bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan occurred at approximately 1 a.m. local time, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. The damage to the Porter is being evaluated and the incident is under investigation, the Navy added. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/12/us-navy-ship-collides-with-oil-tanker-in-gulf/?test=latestnews#ixzz23Kds7AcE
His/her military career is over, regardless is he/she was asleep at the time of the collision. That's how it goes, the military is ruthless when it comes to accountability of commanding officers.
US Navy now reports that the oil tanker, whose Captain is 89 years old, had it's right directional on for 7 nautical miles. Navy ship attempted to pass and the oil tanker turned left coming into contact with the US destroyer.
I wonder if there's a live round in the chamber of this shotgun? I think I'll find out by squeezing the trigger. If the Navy were run like our place, all the enlisted sailors would be fucked with and inconvenienced for about a month, while the commanding officer got a medal.
