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USS John McCain collides with merchant vessel...
Posted on 8/20/17 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 8/20/17 at 6:59 pm
WTF is up with these collisions???
https://wavy.com/2017/08/20/uss-john-mccain-collision/
SOUTH CHINA SEA (WAVY) – The Navy is saying that the USS John S. McCain was involved with a collision with a merchant vessel on Monday morning.
According to the Navy, the collision was reported at 6:24 a.m., Japan Standard Time, east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca. The collision happened as the ship was heading to a routine port visit in Singapore.
Initial reports are out that the McCain suffered damage port side.
Search and rescue efforts are underway.
https://wavy.com/2017/08/20/uss-john-mccain-collision/
SOUTH CHINA SEA (WAVY) – The Navy is saying that the USS John S. McCain was involved with a collision with a merchant vessel on Monday morning.
According to the Navy, the collision was reported at 6:24 a.m., Japan Standard Time, east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca. The collision happened as the ship was heading to a routine port visit in Singapore.
Initial reports are out that the McCain suffered damage port side.
Search and rescue efforts are underway.
This post was edited on 8/20/17 at 7:02 pm
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Posted on 8/20/17 at 6:59 pm to Charlie Arglist
it really seems like our navy sucks at their job 
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:00 pm to Charlie Arglist
This sounds like a setup for a joke.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:00 pm to Charlie Arglist
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USS John McCain collides with merchant vessel...
fricking inexcusable for the navy to be wasting hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on this god damn bullshite. The navy needs to get its shite together
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:00 pm to Charlie Arglist
Nice link a-hole
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:01 pm to Charlie Arglist
Eta link
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US 7th Fleet: USS John S. McCain collides with merchant ship near Strait of Malacca
Carli Drayton
Aug 20, 2017 06:44 PM
SOUTH CHINA SEA (WCSC) - The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, according to officials with U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs.
The collision was reported at 6:24 a.m. Japan Standard Time, while the ship was transiting to a routine port visit in Singapore.
Initial reports indicate John S. McCain sustained damage to her port side aft.
Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with local authorities.
This post was edited on 8/20/17 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:01 pm to HailToTheChiz
Just came across as a foxnews update on the mobile, he posted at the same time, so assuming that's where he got it from
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:02 pm to Charlie Arglist
what the frick is up with our military ships colliding with merchant ships lately?...
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:02 pm to Charlie Arglist
It's a badass looking ship.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:02 pm to Charlie Arglist
It's official. North Korea attacked us first.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:02 pm to TennesseeFan25
Is our navy retarded?
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:04 pm to HailToTheChiz
Les Miles has lost control of the Navy
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:04 pm to Charlie Arglist
The USS Hillary sank before it ever left port
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:05 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Les Miles has lost control of the Navy
I don't get it. What does Les Miles have to do with the navy?
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:05 pm to bmy
Things get rammed in the Navy; ships, guns, and buttholes alike.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:05 pm to Charlie Arglist
I like ships that don't collide.
MAGA.
MAGA.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:05 pm to Charlie Arglist
Required reading material: LINK
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:07 pm to Charlie Arglist
Meanwhile the USCG will investigate..and continue to operate in a safe naval manner.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:09 pm to Charlie Arglist
Isn't this like the 5th one this year?
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:10 pm to Charlie Arglist
That ship was a maverick
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