[Magdalen] Eternal Father, Strong to Save

[Jay Weigel]

My dad served on a seaplane tender as weather officer and I would love to
hear what he'd have to say about it. Unfortunately he's no longer here to
ask.

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 3:58 PM, John Robison <friarjohn00 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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