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Freighter Was On Autopilot When It Hit U.S. Destroyer
The Washington Free Beacon ^ | June 23rd, 2017 | BY: Bill Gertz

Posted on 06/23/2017 9:44:27 AM PDT by Mariner

The deadly collision between a U.S. destroyer and a container ship June 17 took place while the freighter was on autopilot, according to Navy officials.

The Philippines-flagged cargo ship ACX Crystal was under control of a computerized navigation system that was steering and guiding the container vessel, according to officials familiar with preliminary results of an ongoing Navy investigation.

Investigators so far found no evidence the collision was deliberate.

(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acxcrystal; containership; shippingaccident; usdestroyer; usnavy; ussfitzgerald
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Nothing whatsoever unusual about the commercial freighter being on autopilot.

But they are claiming the DDG did not detect it. And that is 100% pure D bullsh!t.

1 posted on 06/23/2017 9:44:27 AM PDT by Mariner
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Freighter Was On Autopilot When It Hit U.S. Destroyer


Horsehockey


2 posted on 06/23/2017 9:46:11 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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North Korean hack?


3 posted on 06/23/2017 9:46:11 AM PDT by TheDon (MAGA!)
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Yeah, that’s a tough one to understand. EVERYBODY asleep at the wheel and scopes? No wing watches posted?


4 posted on 06/23/2017 9:47:06 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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Why didn’t the radar on the destroyer show that ship?


5 posted on 06/23/2017 9:48:35 AM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! “Laughing my #Ossoff)
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Abu Sayyef?

Also, I’d heard that this class US ship is a pretty nimble sea farer.


6 posted on 06/23/2017 9:48:45 AM PDT by Freemeorkillme
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they are claiming the DDG did not detect it.
I know nothing about the Navy (although I did spend 6 months on an LST, ugh) ... and I still find that flat out impossible.
7 posted on 06/23/2017 9:50:04 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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Considering the odd course change and zigzag the freighter took, this sounds like BS


8 posted on 06/23/2017 9:50:39 AM PDT by digger48
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This is one of those cases where NOTHING rings true.


9 posted on 06/23/2017 9:51:18 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Fourth estate? Ha! Our media has become the KCOTUS, the Kangaroo Court of the United States.)
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The freighter clearly had the right of way on multiple levels. End of story. The urban media is probably trying to cover up for Obama's Navy. Was a minority, ladyboy, or lesbian at the helm of the destroyer?


10 posted on 06/23/2017 9:52:18 AM PDT by Reeses (A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
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This is BS. A WW2 destroyer would have detected this cargo ship on radar.


11 posted on 06/23/2017 9:52:42 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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Ships do NOT maneuver like that on autopilot.

PERIOD!!

Disinformation. Blowing smoke. Bullshit. (Other terms come to mind as well.)

SOMEBODY was clearly not minding the store. So—what REALLY HAPPENED??


12 posted on 06/23/2017 9:54:18 AM PDT by Flintlock (The ballot box STOLEN, our soapbox taken away--the BULLET BOX is left to us.)
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I don’t think that’s all that unusual with commercial vessels.


13 posted on 06/23/2017 9:54:51 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Psephomancers for Hillary!)
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They say all the course changes occurred AFTER the collision.


14 posted on 06/23/2017 9:55:20 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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The collision NEVER should have happened. Just gross incompetence and carelessness.


15 posted on 06/23/2017 9:59:05 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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So the autopilot made a 'U' turn to come back and hit the destroyer? Interesting autopilot.

On top of that, nothing on the destroyer picked up the fact that a 29000 ton ship was heading straight at it? Well, those radars will work really well against mach 4 incoming missiles about as big around as a telephone pole. Maybe they had them set to not detect anything not traveling faster than sixty knots or something like that. You know, to keep from picking up all the pesky little stuff.

IMHo, none of this seems like the truth, just the minimum BS to try and keep the stench down while they sweep it under the rug.

16 posted on 06/23/2017 10:00:13 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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Did anyone even sound the collision alarm? or just GQ after all hell broke loose?


17 posted on 06/23/2017 10:00:24 AM PDT by Delta 21
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Doesn’t matter.

Do you realize how utterly stupid you have to be to allow any other ship to run into you?


18 posted on 06/23/2017 10:00:25 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The Washington Post is Jeff Bezos' Fake News unregulated SuperPAC.)
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To: VTenigma

And what is your theory?


19 posted on 06/23/2017 10:01:25 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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Years ago something similar happened and the idiot skipper was elected POTUS.


20 posted on 06/23/2017 10:02:45 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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