Here is article by CDR Bryan McGrath (Ret.) which discusses how this kind of things can happen. CDR McGrath was CO of USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) from 2004 to 2006.
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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro
Me either ... the last I heard radar sweeps 360 degrees
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It may do so but that doesn't guarantee legible picture. Radar isn't God's Eye whcih reveals everything in all conditions...