Thread: ot: so how do a merchant ship and destroyer have a collision?
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Old 08-25-2017, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by smontanaro View Post
Interesting article in Ars Technica about the Navy's recent spate of collisions:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017...-shortcomings/
Well worth a read.

"These days some Navy observers suggest the US may have the best equipped fleet in the world, but it no longer has the most skilled sailors driving them."

Hopefully this 'operational pause' will help the situation.
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