[Magdalen] Eternal Father, Strong to Save

[Roger Stokes]

Tracking data shows that the ACS Crystal made a sharp turn to starboard 
just before the collission.

Roger

On 21/06/2017 20:03, Jay Weigel 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.
>>>