[Magdalen] Eternal Father, Strong to Save

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/2017 3:58:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
friarjohn00 at gmail.com writes:

He  served on a Destroyer
and would have ended up in the drink if he had been  at his duty station at
the  time.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 
 
 
There was that infamous collision between the Pacific Typhoon Cobra  
and the US Pacific Fleet in December, 1944.  THREE  destroyers
were lost along with 790 men, and there was much damage  to vessels that
remained afloat.
 
There had been some weather warnings, but it was garbled, and
though there was an official inquiry about this fiasco, Halsey, who
was ultimately responsible for the collision (NOT the weather) was
exonerated.  The whole matter was kept hush-hush because of
the war efforts.  The event isn't well known even to this day.
 
I'm there will be sacrificial lambs for this new episode.  It is hard  to 
imagine how it could have happened.
 
 
 
David S.