Massive container ship T-bones Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald in the middle of an ocean

[NaturalBornHustler]

How the FUCK?



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.3255298

[tyde]

as a career merchant mariner I can say that there is no fucking reason this ever should have happened

[NaturalBornHustler]

as a career merchant mariner I can say that there is no fucking reason this ever should have happened

Apparently some Phillippino decided to take a nap while their massive fucking ship that weighs 40k TONS just smashed into the side of another vessel. I'm sure there were alarms going off everywhere in the wheelhouse, probably comparable to a bomb warning siren as they approached.

Pic of ship that hit it....

[Muck Ficon]

as a career merchant mariner I can say that there is no fucking reason this ever should have happened

Wait....you mean ships aren't supposed to crash into each other? Amazing. I bet everyone on a ship with you feels much safer.

[GrenadaRoger]

i was told once by a former navy guy that often at sea freighters do not yield right of way--the freighters are commonly set upon a course and then run remote without a pilot...meanwhile US Naval ships have a pilot at their helms constantly...and the Navy almost always yields/changes course to avoid collision

perhaps the navy had a stubborn captain, an inexperienced pilot or was in a place without room to change course

[Corrigan]

as a career merchant mariner I can say that there is no fucking reason this ever should have happened

Lol, Tyde acting like the equivalent of a floating Red Robin busboy would have saved the day

[Muck Ficon]

I wonder if planes are supposed to crash. Guess we would need a "career stewardess" in here to let us know.

[LarryLaffer]

as career cyclist i can tell you, bikes aren't supposed to get hit by cars

[NaturalBornHustler]

USS Fitzgerald Collision Likely Caused by ‘Human Error,’ Not Tech
David Z. Morris
2:59 PM ET

The U.S. Navy’s USS Fitzgerald struck the Philippine container ship ACX Crystal near Japan on Saturday morning, leaving the destroyer seriously damaged and at least seven sailors missing.

According to one expert, there’s a good chance the collision was caused by the errors of human crew, despite the presence of onboard systems intended to prevent deadly collisions at sea.

Tom Dyer, a naval expert who spoke to Wired, says it’s likely that both the U.S Navy vessel and the container ship carried radar-based collision avoidance systems. Much like the systems in advanced automobiles, those systems are designed to not only see a ship’s surroundings, but also calculate whether it’s headed for a crash.

It’s possible those alert systems failed, Dyer says. But it’s far more likely a human pilot or captain on one of the ships made one or more missteps that proved impossible to correct.

“Maneuvering vessels of this size is not easy,” Dyer told Wired, “and they don’t respond quickly if someone makes a mistake.”The area where the collision took place, southwest of Yokosuka Naval Base, is near the heavily trafficked shipping lane that leads to Tokyo Bay. The complexity of the decision-making required to safely navigate such congestion is part of why shipping companies and researchers, including giant Maersk, are exploring the potential of more robust computer guidance system, or even fully autonomous ships.

[LarryLaffer]

any ship named Fitzgerald is doomed

[adamantium]

LOL Marty taking lotsa heat itt

[Sanlmar]

any ship named Fitzgerald is doomed

When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin'
Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya
At seven pm a main hatchway caved in, he said
Fellas, it's been good t'know ya

[YUUP]

USS Fitzgerald Collision Likely Caused by ‘Human Error,’ Not Tech
David Z. Morris
2:59 PM ET

The U.S. Navy’s USS Fitzgerald struck the Philippine container ship ACX Crystal near Japan on Saturday morning, leaving the destroyer seriously damaged and at least seven sailors missing.

According to one expert, there’s a good chance the collision was caused by the errors of human crew, despite the presence of onboard systems intended to prevent deadly collisions at sea.

Tom Dyer, a naval expert who spoke to Wired, says it’s likely that both the U.S Navy vessel and the container ship carried radar-based collision avoidance systems. Much like the systems in advanced automobiles, those systems are designed to not only see a ship’s surroundings, but also calculate whether it’s headed for a crash.

It’s possible those alert systems failed, Dyer says. But it’s far more likely a human pilot or captain on one of the ships made one or more missteps that proved impossible to correct.

“Maneuvering vessels of this size is not easy,” Dyer told Wired, “and they don’t respond quickly if someone makes a mistake.”The area where the collision took place, southwest of Yokosuka Naval Base, is near the heavily trafficked shipping lane that leads to Tokyo Bay. The complexity of the decision-making required to safely navigate such congestion is part of why shipping companies and researchers, including giant Maersk, are exploring the potential of more robust computer guidance system, or even fully autonomous ships.

So you hit the japs then according to this .

Change this thread title mods

Don't know how you strike another vessel starboard on but there you go.

[tyde]

as a career merchant mariner I can say that there is no fucking reason this ever should have happened

Wait....you mean ships aren't supposed to crash into each other? Amazing. I bet everyone on a ship with you feels much safer.

hey RETARD

state of the art navigational radar systems, and the multitude of precautions factored into charting courses and mapping cross traffic make this accident totally inexcusable

now run along back to your sweet gig at Burger King in buttfuck Wisconsin

[LarryLaffer]

Wait....you mean ships aren't supposed to crash into each other? Amazing. I bet everyone on a ship with you feels much safer.

hey RETARD

state of the art navigational radar systems, and the multitude of precautions factored into charting courses and mapping cross traffic make this accident totally inexcusable

now run along back to your sweet gig at Burger King in buttfuck Wisconsin

with all that knowledge it's a wonder why you're in the kitchen and not on the bridge with the captain.


LoL @ Burger King comment.

You work on a floating arby's making hot pockets.

[LarryLaffer]

12 grand a month and you're down there playing 50nl...


TYDE.


YOU ARE A FUCKING JOKE AND A HALF.


THATS RIGHT 1.5 JOKES = MARTIN

[hongkonger]

hey RETARD

state of the art navigational radar systems, and the multitude of precautions factored into charting courses and mapping cross traffic make this accident totally inexcusable

now run along back to your sweet gig at Burger King in buttfuck Wisconsin

with all that knowledge it's a wonder why you're in the kitchen and not on the bridge with the captain.


LoL @ Burger King comment.

You work on a floating arby's making hot pockets.

A certain poster used to call this "getting his shit packed in."

[tyde]

when I was 31 years old, I was living in Hawaii working on a cruise ship making 5 grand a month

Larry is on his little bike grinding out 120 bucks a day in Chicago delivering random parcels

try not to get shot you fucking broke ass dickwad

[LarryLaffer]

when I was 31 years old, I was living in Hawaii working on a cruise ship making 5 grand a month

Larry is on his little bike grinding out 120 bucks a day in Chicago delivering random parcels

try not to get shot you fucking broke ass dickwad

I think you've misconstrued what I actually do.

I work 8 hours a week (One SHIFT) and play poker. even though I do play fairly low stakes, I play much higher than 25 cent 50 cent no limit.

get fucked mexico boy.

you made 12 grand a month for a few months and will be broke again. rinse and repeat.

[LarryLaffer]

yadda yadda yadda when i was 31 years old blah blah blah beach bunnies blah blah blah


how old are you now is what's relevant and what you're doing with your life now 20+ years later is the topic of many threads here. Including this one where we hijacked it after you made the dumbest fucking comment available at the time.

again, get fucked and enjoy your poker in mexico