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This is after the high number of collisions reported this year. Is this common and something we just don't usually hear about or are American Naval Captains just getting careless.
With this huge waste of money can't we at least get better control of our fleet?
A ship floats on top of the water. a Boat in the navy goes under the waves.
Second, is the ship in port in Canada or actually "stuck in ice" there is a big difference.
Third, it should be pointed out that during the Obama years, the Navy canceled a pretty important school that taught senior officers how to drive freaking ships.... the claim was they could learn it at sea. That didn't work out so well.
This is after the high number of collisions reported this year. Is this common and something we just don't usually hear about or are American Naval Captains just getting careless.
With this huge waste of money can't we at least get better control of our fleet?
In spite of the bogus headlines, it isn't "stuck in the ice", you can see the ice broken up around it. The harbor and the St. Lawrence Seaway freeze over many years with cold winters, and are preventing it from leaving. Not the captain's fault he happened to be ordered to Montreal in the middle of winter. Blame global warming. Better to wait it out than damage a multi-million dollar ship on river/lake ice.
In spite of the bogus headlines, it isn't "stuck in the ice", you can see the ice broken up around it. The harbor and the St. Lawrence Seaway freeze over many years with cold winters, and are preventing it from leaving. Not the captain's fault he happened to be ordered to Montreal in the middle of winter. Blame global warming. Better to wait it out than damage a multi-million dollar ship on river/lake ice.
Yes, it's global warming's fault that the ship is stuck in the ice.
There was a recent podcast on "This American Life" about human error in volatile situations. The navy incidents are almost always due to lack of sleep. This is not new.
This was not caused by human error. The ship was there and, while there, got iced in.
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