[Magdalen] Eternal Father, Strong to Save

[Jay Weigel]

I also heard, but just one time, and then never again, that the captain of
the container ship waited an HOUR before reporting the collision. AN HOUR.
Meanwhile, the captain of the destroyer was apparently MedEvaced off his
ship, since it was hit amidships and right in the bridge. Pardon me, but
WTF? Just WHO was asleep at the switch?

According to what I am able to piece together from the little information
that has come out, it was a clear night, and the container ship was to
starboard so it had right of way. Other than that, not much. Destroyers are
comparatively maneuverable; container ships are anything but. This happened
in a reasonably busy seaway, on an approach, I believe, to Tokyo harbor.
And that's what I know. Anyone want to add more pieces to the puzzle?

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 2:48 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was reading of this and amid comments that the USN will investigate, one
> higher-up was quoted as commenting that since a destroyer is adroit and
> maneuverable, the question of how this could have happened is quite real.
> My brother, an Annapolis grad, said that most commercial ships seem to lack
> all but the barest essentials in seamanship. Still one wonders how a
> destroyer could get hit....
> Seven sailors drowned in place serving their country. We need some answers.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> ​Former US Army grunt​, ret.
>
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:04 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Most of you will probably have heard of the collision last night between
> > the USS Fitzpatrick, a destroyer belonging to the U.S. Navy, and a
> Japanese
> > container ship. One person was medevaced from the Fitzpatrick after the
> > collision and 7 sailors were missing. After a search, the bodies of the
> > sailors have been found inside the ship. I ask your prayers for them and
> > for their families.
> >
>