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It was on t.v. wednesday night Cliff. My wife taped
it for me. They really squashed the bow didn't they? They almost lost that boat.
Killed one guy and critically injured others.
The navy disciplined the commander and took away
his command but the truth is the navy gave him a faulty chart which
did not show
an obstruction. Another chart onboard however did
show the obstruction. The Navy of course did not discipline itself or anyone
else for giving him a faulty chart
and instead criticized the commander for not
checking BOTH charts. They had a point but you see how they covered their butts
don't you?
They did the same thing when the gun turrent blew
up in the battleship some years ago. My dad was a submariner during all of
WW2 from 1941 and until 1946 or 1947 (I forget) but
my experiences with the Navy when I was in the
Marines and from what I have read then and afterwards convinces me not to
believe anything the Navy says.
As with all the services, they are eager to find a
convienent scapegoat.
Kindest Regards,
Bill Akins.
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Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Article on
collision of USS San Francisco
FYI: Interesting article on the collision of the USS San
Francisco and a
submerged mountain about 360 miles southeast of
Guam. The boat, submerged
at 500 ft, crashed at top speed of 33
knots.
Cliff
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