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I concur with Kwaigonegin.. Singapore is very busy. You can't be goofing off leaving an entering port. I've been there three times.

Something has been a miss among these watchstanders. Correction is needed immediately.

There are reports now of recovery of Sailors remains.
And that Mccain Experienced a Loss of Steering control before the event.

My condolences to all the sailors families and love ones.

Breaking: suffered steering loss approaching Strait of Malacca, unclear why crew couldn't utilize back-up -Navy official

kwaigonegin said:

Looks like they have found some remains.

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That's what I feared !

TerraN_EmpirE said:

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suffered steering loss approaching Strait of Malacca, unclear why crew couldn't utilize back-up -Navy official

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test bd kwaigonegin Jeff Head

Exact reason can be rudder or other things ?

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 22, 2017) A harpoon missile launches from the missile deck of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) in the Philippine Sea. Coronado is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, patrolling the region's littorals and working hull-to-hull with partner navies to provide the U.S. 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future

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LOLOL buy a FREMM dude reliable, affordable and powerful/versatile !

Only 4 by Independence for technical restrictions, mass, the load is limited ! still better
Freedom can have 8 ?

FORBIN said:

test bd kwaigonegin Jeff Head

Exact reason can be rudder or other things ?

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I don't know. I do know that USN ships have alternate steering methods. We were not there. We do not know what happened.

COM7thFLT has been given the old heave ho..

as I stated somewhere online..heads will roll.

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Release Date: 8/23/2017

From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, today relieved the commander of Seventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer, who has already been nominated and confirmed for the position and promotion to vice admiral, will assume command immediately.

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none of us know the Steering systems on the Burke class so we can't make any guesses. given the age of the class and ship I would figure it to be some form of Computer navigation, but with the age here the McCain being 5th of the line how old that system is??

There is a book call COLREGs that every ship has. It specifies all the rules and regulations in martime rules and regulations that one has to do including collision and the types of lighting that needs to displayed. A USN destroyer captain and a merchant vessel's captain will surely have read it many times over.
They also have AIS which is relaitvely similar to like an IFF but used to prevent collision via GPS broadcast. Was it turned off?
Many of these questions the investigation will flush out in the coming weeks/months.
The Mccain got hit on the port side which may mean she has the right of way however common sense, safety and obviously avoiding collision takes precedence!
A tanker/merchant ship is extremely slow and clumsy while an AB destroyer is much faster and more maneuverable. Even with loss of steering the speed of each screw can be regulated to provide emergency steering.

Something very serious is going on with the 7th otherwise they wouldn't dismiss Aucoin.

I look forward to read what really happened. These accidents and collisions have claimed many lives and destroyed even more. Many careers ruined and families affected.