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Title: Inside the Ring: ‘Steering Casualty’ Behind USS McCain Collision
Post by: rangerrebew on September 22, 2017, 04:57:51 pm

 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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URL to article: http://freebeacon.com/national-security/inside-ring-steering-casualty-behind-uss-mccain-collision/

Title: Re: Inside the Ring: ‘Steering Casualty’ Behind USS McCain Collision
Post by: Fishrrman on September 23, 2017, 12:56:45 am

Maybe they ought to bring these back:

(http://www.robinsdocksideshop.com/Ships_Wheel_Stand_BS100.jpg)

Title: Re: Inside the Ring: ‘Steering Casualty’ Behind USS McCain Collision
Post by: DB 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...