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 Inside the Ring: ‘Steering Casualty’ Behind USS McCain Collision
Posted By Bill Gertz On September 21, 2017 @ 6:55 pm

Investigators probing the deadly collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker last month believe the primary cause was a loss of steering control and the crew’s failure to compensate.
 

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Re: Inside the Ring: ‘Steering Casualty’ Behind USS McCain Collision
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2017, 12:56:45 am »
Maybe they ought to bring these back:


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Re: Inside the Ring: ‘Steering Casualty’ Behind USS McCain Collision
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2017, 12:59:51 am »
I guess having a rudderless ship that crashes into things is what one would expect from a ship with that name...