USS Fitzgerald Crash
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It's difficult to believe that a (fairly) modern, front line ship was such a bag of crap with critical systems like the radar having bits of tape blocking off vital functions. Having to hit F5 one thousand times an hour to manually refresh the radar display is just beyond comprehension. I'll bet none of those really responsible for the ships being in such disarray got punished though.
I hope our sailors don't have to cope with this level of maintenance issue, although I fear someone is going to post that they do.
I hope our sailors don't have to cope with this level of maintenance issue, although I fear someone is going to post that they do.
Mr Pointy said:
It's difficult to believe that a (fairly) modern, front line ship was such a bag of crap with critical systems like the radar having bits of tape blocking off vital functions. Having to hit F5 one thousand times an hour to manually refresh the radar display is just beyond comprehension. I'll bet none of those really responsible for the ships being in such disarray got punished though.
I hope our sailors don't have to cope with this level of maintenance issue, although I fear someone is going to post that they do.
You’d like to the think the captain would refuse to go to sea ....... but what I’ve read that’s a one way ticket to sailing a tug afterwards, armed forces or merchant ..... shocking really and seems to date back hundreds of years. I hope our sailors don't have to cope with this level of maintenance issue, although I fear someone is going to post that they do.
It's the same old disconnect between those "at the coal face" and their managers sat in an office.
The workers fear being sacked or having their career hit so they tell the management everything is fine, making almost impossible to be the first whistle blower because the management will just say "but the last X number of Captains were OK so it must be you that's at fault" etc.
It happens everywhere, it's just not a life threatening occurance in the vast majority of places.
The workers fear being sacked or having their career hit so they tell the management everything is fine, making almost impossible to be the first whistle blower because the management will just say "but the last X number of Captains were OK so it must be you that's at fault" etc.
It happens everywhere, it's just not a life threatening occurance in the vast majority of places.
Mr Pointy said:
It's difficult to believe that a (fairly) modern, front line ship was such a bag of crap with critical systems like the radar having bits of tape blocking off vital functions. Having to hit F5 one thousand times an hour to manually refresh the radar display is just beyond comprehension. I'll bet none of those really responsible for the ships being in such disarray got punished though.
I hope our sailors don't have to cope with this level of maintenance issue, although I fear someone is going to post that they do.
im a little surprised that a navy so well funded and with such resources as the US should put such a heap on a mission; if told the story blind I'd guess it was the British or french trying to act out a world superpower fantasy on a shoestring budget, or those crazy russians, or one of club med joking around or some embargoed country trying keep junk working like Iran. I hope our sailors don't have to cope with this level of maintenance issue, although I fear someone is going to post that they do.
Beautifully presented article but it doesn't even begin to cover what a s
t state that ship and its crew were in.
t state that ship and its crew were in.Navy Times said:
US Navy report cited the state of the warship’s combat information centre (CIC) as indicative as to how low crew morale had fallen.
The highly sensitive space was deep within the USS Fitzgerald. It had not taken the brunt of the impact with the ACX Crystal’s bow.
Yet it was completely trashed.
“There was debris everywhere,” Fort reportedly said under oath. “Food debris, food waste, uneaten food, half-eaten food, personal gear in the form of books, workout gear, workout bands, kettlebells, weightlifting equipment, the status boards had graffiti on them.”
He also found a spilt urine bottle stashed behind a large-screen display.
The highly sensitive space was deep within the USS Fitzgerald. It had not taken the brunt of the impact with the ACX Crystal’s bow.
Yet it was completely trashed.
“There was debris everywhere,” Fort reportedly said under oath. “Food debris, food waste, uneaten food, half-eaten food, personal gear in the form of books, workout gear, workout bands, kettlebells, weightlifting equipment, the status boards had graffiti on them.”
He also found a spilt urine bottle stashed behind a large-screen display.
Teddy Lop said:
im a little surprised that a navy so well funded and with such resources as the US should put such a heap on a mission; if told the story blind I'd guess it was the British or french trying to act out a world superpower fantasy on a shoestring budget, or those crazy russians, or one of club med joking around or some embargoed country trying keep junk working like Iran.
My thoughts as well. AIUI the Arleigh Burke are relatively new - if that’s the state they are in it doesn’t say much for the rest of the USN.Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff