U.S. destroyer collides with oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Platapus · 08-12-12, 05:16 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/12/world/...ion/index.html

"The U.S. Navy said its guided missile destroyer collided with a Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday morning."

Ohh this is not going to look good on a performance review.

The Navy hates it when their boats bump in to other boats.

Gargamel · 08-12-12, 05:51 PM

I think my brother in law is the helmsman on the porter.

That would explain a lot.

I'm actually serious.

Edt. Nope he's on the Harper's Ferry. I wouldn't put it past him to a pull a "hey watch this". He's told me about how the OOD sometimes has him run over whales intentionally

Platapus · 08-12-12, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

He's told me about how the OOD sometimes has him run over whales intentionally

Do you think he is just BSing you or does this really happen (and if so, do they actually run over the whale?)

Stealhead · 08-12-12, 07:42 PM

It sounds a bit BSish to me if a ship can just run over a whale why have they used harpoons for all this time?

I think that the whale would have the awareness that something else large was near to it.

It must not be so easy or again why bother with a harpoon?

That and in my experience many people are full of it and will embellish.For example my neighbor was in Vietnam and I know he
was a true combatant but the story he tells about shooting an M79 into an old french bunker on the beach while he was drunk on R&R I know that it is not true.
I know this because his older brother was also in Nam in a different unit and he says his brother never got a single starch in the war.

Not saying that Gargamel is but his in law is most likely full of it.

Gargamel · 08-12-12, 08:21 PM

He says he's done it at least once. He's really not bright enough to make that up, so I believe him.

And considering we've had a semi recent thread about drag racing destroyers, I tend to believe these types of shenanigans occur all the time.

eddie · 08-12-12, 11:17 PM

I'd like to know how the hell this happened!! With all the modern radars they have, how could you not detect an oil tanker!?!

Stealhead · 08-13-12, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

He says he's done it at least once. He's really not bright enough to make that up, so I believe him.

And considering we've had a semi recent thread about drag racing destroyers, I tend to believe these types of shenanigans occur all the time.

Or maybe an officer or enlisted man observed that he is a dimwit and told him to run over a whale or told him that he just did because they knew he would believe it and they now laugh about it with friends while drinking.

I have seen those who are a bit slow on the uptake get used for entertainment by others often in the military.In the Air Force they where told to find some "flight line" or "high speed tape" other times they where told to make an aluminum foil arrangement held in the hands while the person holding them spun in a circle this was supposed to help calibrate radars.If these things where done in the Air Force I can imagine a "sharp" Navy helmsman being told too run over a whale and the he had been successful.

08-12-12, 05:16 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,365 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	U.S. destroyer collides with oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/12/world/...ion/index.html "The U.S. Navy said its guided missile destroyer collided with a Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday morning." Ohh this is not going to look good on a performance review. The Navy hates it when their boats bump in to other boats. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I think my brother in law is the helmsman on the porter. That would explain a lot. I'm actually serious. Edt. Nope he's on the Harper's Ferry. I wouldn't put it past him to a pull a "hey watch this". He's told me about how the OOD sometimes has him run over whales intentionally __________________ Luck is a residue of Design. Last edited by Gargamel; 08-12-12 at 06:05 PM.

08-12-12, 08:21 PM	#5
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	He says he's done it at least once. He's really not bright enough to make that up, so I believe him. And considering we've had a semi recent thread about drag racing destroyers, I tend to believe these types of shenanigans occur all the time. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	I'd like to know how the hell this happened!! With all the modern radars they have, how could you not detect an oil tanker!?! __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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08-12-12, 07:42 PM	#4
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	It sounds a bit BSish to me if a ship can just run over a whale why have they used harpoons for all this time? I think that the whale would have the awareness that something else large was near to it. It must not be so easy or again why bother with a harpoon? That and in my experience many people are full of it and will embellish.For example my neighbor was in Vietnam and I know he was a true combatant but the story he tells about shooting an M79 into an old french bunker on the beach while he was drunk on R&R I know that it is not true. I know this because his older brother was also in Nam in a different unit and he says his brother never got a single starch in the war. Not saying that Gargamel is but his in law is most likely full of it.