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All 7 missing sailors have been found dead in flooded compartments. Heads will roll.
This is really bizarre incident. Naval ships are equipped with multiple sensors to monitor the sea.
Your answer is too long. Requires too much attention. Takes people out of their comfort zone, that of making the US responsible for everything bad.This is the same question I asked my cousin, who is a CPO in the United States Coast Guard with 11 years of USCG service and her answer is as follow.
Hope that help
No........What you said is merging traffic, not crossing traffics.
Your answer is too long. Requires too much attention. Takes people out of their comfort zone, that of making the US responsible for everything bad.
eh, no.
check this:
https://www.boat-ed.com/nasbla_nav_...ve-Way-and-Stand-On-Vessels/182099_700071100/
Now, look at the diagram there and then look at the damage on the boats from the photos.
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald is the Give-Way Vessel while the Container ship is the Stand-On Vessel.
The Crossing Rule:
- Give-Way Vessel - If you are the Give-Way vessel, you must act as if the "stand-on" vessel has the right to keep going the way it is going. It is your responsibility to signal your intentions to the stand-on vessel, and it is your responsibility to maneuver your boat around the other in a safe manner. Also known as a "Burdened" vessel, as it has the burden of.
- Stand-On Vessel - If you are the Stand-On vessel, it is your responsibility to acknowledge the intended actions of the give-way vessel. You must also maintain your current course and speed until the give-way vessel passes, or you enter a dangerous situation.
(a). Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner, master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to comply with these Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
(b). In construing and complying with these Rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and to any special circumstances, including the limitations of the vessels involved, which may make a departure from these Rules necessary to avoid immediate danger.
Action by stand-on vessel (a).
(i). Where one of two vessels is to keep out of the way the other shall keep her course and speed.
(ii). The latter vessel may however take action to avoid collision by her manoeuvre alone, as soon as it becomes apparent to her that the vessel required to keep out of the way is not taking appropriate action in compliance with these Rules.
(b). When, from any cause, the vessel required to keep her course and speed finds herself so close that collision cannot be avoided by the action of the give-way vessel alone, she shall take such action as will best aid to avoid collision.
(c). A power-driven vessel which takes action in a crossing situation in accordance with subparagraph (a)(ii) of this Rule to avoid collision with another power-driven vessel shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, not alter course to port for a vessel on her own port side.
(d). This Rule does not relieve the give-way vessel of her obligation to keep out of the way.
It's not a head on collisionAccording to Maritime Record
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...mmsi:548789000/imo:9360611/vessel:ACX_CRYSTAL
the USS Fitzgerald is a 9,600 tons ship, ACX Crystal have an empty weight of 29,060 tons and fully loaded dead weight almost 40,000 tons, it was 3- 4 times weight than the USS Fitzgerald, the Fitzgerald is actually quite strong to survive a crash like that. The force of 20,000 tons (if the ACX Crystal is empty) at 10 second contact at 16.8 knots would mean 30 millions newton of force in case you don't know, it's equal to a ~0.3kt Nuclear Bomb. Which is greater than any missile power in the world (Bar nuclear missile)
Calculate the N/s here
http://calculator.tutorvista.com/impact-force-calculator.html
And a hit like that and the ship is still under power itself is saying something..
It's not a head on collision
Not all the momentum will be transferred
Which mean it is the ACX Crystal responsibility to keep clear of all traffic when she turn around. She put herself on course to collision even tho doing so will put them at "Stand-On" or privileged position.
If I suddenly U-Turn and hit you, would that be your fault for not yield to my you turn? Even if that happened in from of a give way sign?
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Beside, it turn out ACX Crystal did alter the course and put themselves in the collision course with USS Fitzgerald, it did a 180 degree turn 15 to 20 minutes prior to collision
Yes, it would still be my fault if I collided with you after you made your U-Turn 20 minutes ago because I am not following the navigational rules.
Your answer is too long. Requires too much attention. Takes people out of their comfort zone, that of making the US responsible for everything bad.
Dude, 20 minutes in car is different than 20 minutes on a ship especially a cargoship....
In nautical law, a safe distant is 6 nautical mile. Which is where your lights can be seen by other vessel. For ACX Crystal is travelling at 14.6 knots, which mean it did 14.6 nautical mile in a hours, 20 minutes would mean the distant between the two ship is at 4.8 nautical mile (possibly shorter assume Fritzgerald is going slower or equal in speed).
Which mean the cargo ship should not be turning around if he had know the Fitzgerald is behind her within 6 nautical mile, and she turning around and put herself on the collision course, it would be the Cargoship fault.
I don't have any information regarding the path the Destroyer ship have taken or how far apart they were at any given time before the collision. Since you have the facts, can you please link them?
Even if you say the distance between the two ships is 4.8 Nm at that critical time, the agile Destroyer still should have plenty of time to follow and obey the navigational rules therefore avoided the container ship.