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Old 06-17-17, 04:56 PM   #1
Gargamel
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Default USS Fitzgerald Collision

Surprised nobodies started a thread on this.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40314128



7 sailors still missing.

Whats goofy is the track of the merchant vessel. 20 minutes before the collision it pulls a U turn, hits the Fitz, and then heads back the way it was going? "Ooops sorry, I was texting and boating!".

I'm not assigning blame here, that's just... weird. I mean, a missile destroyer with those huge expensive radar systems probably should have seen it coming.
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