[Magdalen] Eternal Father, Strong to Save

[John Robison]

My Dad got down the Icon of Mother Seaton from the shelf and set her on my
prayer table. He then lit a candle.
He also said that heads should roll on both Ships. He served on a Destroyer
and would have ended up in the drink if he had been at his duty station at
the time.

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On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> > >
> >
>



-- 
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