Very nice article on the USS Fitzgerald accident

Platapus · 02-13-19, 02:54 PM

https://features.propublica.org/navy...crash-crystal/

I normally have a like/dislike relationship with Propublica. There are stories I like and those I don't like, which I guess, might make them a good site.

In any case, I really liked this, rather long, explanation of what happened. I learned a lot.

Even though I suspect there was journalistic license used, I appreciated how the author discussed the human aspect of the incident and the individuals.

eddie · 02-13-19, 03:44 PM

Makes you wonder about the training these poor guys are supposed to get, or the lack of!

Platapus · 02-13-19, 10:37 PM

At times it seemed that they got too much training for the unimportant stuff and not enough training for the important stuff.

If your people are exhausted, working them harder is seldom a good idea.

Jimbuna · 02-14-19, 06:52 AM

Only a quarter way through it atm but I find this really interesting...thanks for sharing

ExFishermanBob · 02-14-19, 11:10 AM

It's worth reading gcaptain for their take on it too.

Actually, I have a question - do they not use bridge simulators (to train) in the U.S. Navy?

Commander Wallace · 02-14-19, 12:12 PM

This is a very interesting read and narrative on the " accident ." I will read through it a few times. Thanks for posting this.

The article does raise a good number of troubling questions. Questions that have been asked over and over without an acceptable answer.

02-13-19, 02:54 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Very nice article on the USS Fitzgerald accident https://features.propublica.org/navy...crash-crystal/ I normally have a like/dislike relationship with Propublica. There are stories I like and those I don't like, which I guess, might make them a good site. In any case, I really liked this, rather long, explanation of what happened. I learned a lot. Even though I suspect there was journalistic license used, I appreciated how the author discussed the human aspect of the incident and the individuals. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-13-19, 03:44 PM	#2
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Makes you wonder about the training these poor guys are supposed to get, or the lack of! __________________ 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

02-13-19, 10:37 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	At times it seemed that they got too much training for the unimportant stuff and not enough training for the important stuff. If your people are exhausted, working them harder is seldom a good idea. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-14-19, 06:52 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Only a quarter way through it atm but I find this really interesting...thanks for sharing __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	It's worth reading gcaptain for their take on it too. Actually, I have a question - do they not use bridge simulators (to train) in the U.S. Navy? Last edited by ExFishermanBob; 02-14-19 at 11:21 AM.

02-14-19, 12:12 PM	#6
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This is a very interesting read and narrative on the " accident ." I will read through it a few times. Thanks for posting this. The article does raise a good number of troubling questions. Questions that have been asked over and over without an acceptable answer.