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Same people that believe we walked with dinosaurs, that all the worlds animals literally survived the big flood on one vessel, that vaccines are bad/man has nothing to do with climate change (i.e. don't believe scientist).
They don't know or understand science so they are afraid of it and probably make scientists into bogiemen just like they do with immigrants, those of different religious origins, people who look or dress different than them, progressive thinkers, change of any kind, etc. etc. etc.
"We have a new champion"
After my father went into the hospital last year about this time, he saw the handwriting on the wall and directed my brother, his child who lived closest to him and was visiting him every few days, to start sending out the prized family possessions in the Florida house. One of thedm was this box, which we had acquired full of live chicks when we were raising chickens in the old stable out back of the house, around 1950 or so.
Inside the box was the old papier-mache and wood manger scene which had been a gift to my mother from her mother the first Christmas after she was married to my Dad. It is now in my sister's house in Northern New Hampshire --
Some of the parts have been replaced over the years (my sister confessed to breaking off Joseph's head and then buying a new one years ago) but it is still the same old manger scene in my mind.
Some of the parts have been replaced over the years (my sister confessed to breaking off Joseph's head and then buying a new one years ago) but it is still the same old manger scene in my mind.
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My take of the problems of USS Fitzgerald collision -
1. CO left the bridge at 2300 in crowded waters and went to his stateroom, not his at-sea cabin.
2. XO and Navigator left the bridge at 2305.
3. The watch crew passed close by several ships without notifying the CO, contrary to his Standing Orders.
4. The watch crew was unable to establish a radar track on the containership ACX Chrystal.
5. The crew on the bridge were all watching ahead or to port, no one to starboard, the direction toward Chrystal.
6. Since the Chrystal was to starboard of Fitzgerald and on a crossing course, Fitzgerald had the primary burden to avoid collision.
7. Several confusing, contradictory, and unfulfilled orders were issued on the bridge immediately before the collision.
8. The last action of the Fitzgerald before the collision was a hard turn to port and accelerating the ship speed, apparently hoping to cross the bow of Chrystal. The CO was not called. No collision alarm or General Quarters alarm was given (although General Quarters was sounded after the collision).
9. In my opinion, that last action of the Fitzgerald should have been to turn hard starboard and slow down, sound the collision alarm, and call the CO.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/CHINFO/USS+Fitzgerald+and+USS+John+S+McCain+Collision+Reports.pdf
1. CO left the bridge at 2300 in crowded waters and went to his stateroom, not his at-sea cabin.
2. XO and Navigator left the bridge at 2305.
3. The watch crew passed close by several ships without notifying the CO, contrary to his Standing Orders.
4. The watch crew was unable to establish a radar track on the containership ACX Chrystal.
5. The crew on the bridge were all watching ahead or to port, no one to starboard, the direction toward Chrystal.
6. Since the Chrystal was to starboard of Fitzgerald and on a crossing course, Fitzgerald had the primary burden to avoid collision.
7. Several confusing, contradictory, and unfulfilled orders were issued on the bridge immediately before the collision.
8. The last action of the Fitzgerald before the collision was a hard turn to port and accelerating the ship speed, apparently hoping to cross the bow of Chrystal. The CO was not called. No collision alarm or General Quarters alarm was given (although General Quarters was sounded after the collision).
9. In my opinion, that last action of the Fitzgerald should have been to turn hard starboard and slow down, sound the collision alarm, and call the CO.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/CHINFO/USS+Fitzgerald+and+USS+John+S+McCain+Collision+Reports.pdf
My take of the USS McCain collision -
1. The McCain was cruising in crowded waters near Singapore before sunrise. Because of a current running right to left across the course of the ship, the sailor assigned to helm watch was struggling to maintain intended course with rudder and propeller offsets.
2. The CO in command on the bridge disregarded a suggestion by other officers on the bridge to call the Sea and Anchor detail earlier than scheduled, which would have placed more experienced personnel at each bridge watch station.
3. The CO ordered a control setup with which the bridge watch was not familiar - rudder control was put in control of lee helm watch while helm watch was to maintain control of the throttles.
2. The lee helm watch did not know or did not notice that the rudder went amidships automatically upon the transfer command to the ship control system.
3. The helm watch did not know or did not notice that the throttles were uncoupled by the transfer command, so he had to control both throttles manually, or directly change to combined control. Therefore the CO's command to reduce speed was sent only to the port propeller, while the starboard prop continued at its higher-speed setting.
4. As a result of those changes, exacerbated by attempts to recover from what was perceived by the bridge watch as a loss of steering control, the McCain drifted to the left directly in front of MV Alnic.
1. The McCain was cruising in crowded waters near Singapore before sunrise. Because of a current running right to left across the course of the ship, the sailor assigned to helm watch was struggling to maintain intended course with rudder and propeller offsets.
2. The CO in command on the bridge disregarded a suggestion by other officers on the bridge to call the Sea and Anchor detail earlier than scheduled, which would have placed more experienced personnel at each bridge watch station.
3. The CO ordered a control setup with which the bridge watch was not familiar - rudder control was put in control of lee helm watch while helm watch was to maintain control of the throttles.
2. The lee helm watch did not know or did not notice that the rudder went amidships automatically upon the transfer command to the ship control system.
3. The helm watch did not know or did not notice that the throttles were uncoupled by the transfer command, so he had to control both throttles manually, or directly change to combined control. Therefore the CO's command to reduce speed was sent only to the port propeller, while the starboard prop continued at its higher-speed setting.
4. As a result of those changes, exacerbated by attempts to recover from what was perceived by the bridge watch as a loss of steering control, the McCain drifted to the left directly in front of MV Alnic.
Both ships you've listed it seems were deliberately rammed....yet you are the spokes hole
assigned to this site to tell us that two subsequent ships in the United States Navy have incompetent
personnel on board and steered/piloted BOTH ship into harms way
..... Mr Espola ...of all the asinine shit you post on this forum, this has
got to top all of it....
USS Fitzgerald Image.
USS McCain Image.
assigned to this site to tell us that two subsequent ships in the United States Navy have incompetent
personnel on board and steered/piloted BOTH ship into harms way
..... Mr Espola ...of all the asinine shit you post on this forum, this has
got to top all of it....
USS Fitzgerald Image.
USS McCain Image.
It is so cold at Yosemite today that the water running over Yosemite Falls is freezing before it hits the bottom.
https://pixelcaster.com/yosemite/webcams/yosfalls.jpg
https://pixelcaster.com/yosemite/webcams/yosfalls.jpg
Try some co2.