U.S. Military Set to Intercept North Korean Ship

[SteamWake]

I posted this in another thread however I think its important enough to not be overlooked. Now this is scary stuff.

The USS John McCain, a navy destroyer, will intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The order to inderdict has not been given yet, but the ship is getting into position.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...issiles-nukes/

[Letum]

Another J.Mc'C boat/ship in the news?!
How many do you have?

[GoldenRivet]

1.

its the same destroyer

(says in the article)

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Letum

Another J.Mc'C boat/ship in the news?!
How many do you have?

Same boat, there keeping busy and earning my tax money.

BTW its named after Senator McCain's father and grandfather both of whom served at some high level of the navy.

[Letum]

Ahh! I thought the first was a sub!

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Letum

Ahh! I thought the first was a sub!

No they had a run in with a chinese sub last week.

The sub had been 'shadowing' them and ran into their towed array.

The plot thickens.

[Letum]

It hadn't occurred to me that destroyers would have towed arrays.
/palmface