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Originally Posted by Platapus
Must have been one of them stealth tankers sneaking up on the naval ship.
Forgive a lubber question but they still do have manned lookouts don't they?
I would have thought that someone would have casually mentioned that a almost 10,000 ton floaty thing was pretty close.
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U.S. Navy does, not sure about merchant marine. As I recall from my active duty days, the ship needed enough lookouts to cover 360 degrees, which usually meant a minimum of 3 lookouts, Port, Starboard & Aft. ( the forward lookout was split between port and starboard lookouts). There were also times where we had more lookouts, for example; during low visibility, going through high traffic areas (straights of Gibraltar come to mind) or SAR ops, etc.