New report blames Big Navy for fatal collision

[rangerrebew]

By: Geoff Ziezulewicz   2 days ago


Long before the guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain collided with a commercial vessel near Singapore on Aug. 21, 2017, the Navy had failed a crew that was overworked, poorly trained and exhausted, a new report reveals.

Released Monday, the investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is the latest review into why 10 sailors on the board the warship died after it veered into the path of the Liberian-flagged tanker MC Alnic.

“The Navy failed to provide effective oversight of the John S. McCain in the areas of bridge operating procedures, crew training, and fatigue mitigation,” the report states.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/08/06/new-report-blames-big-navy-for-fatal-collision/

[PeteS in CA]

From what I've read, failure to train was at the heart of the 2 (3?) recent collisions. It's a failure that started with the XO and Captain, but if they lacked the resources and time, may (probably) stretched well up the chain of command. It needs to be asked and addressed, How many USN DDGs, CGs, etc. have similar inadequately trained crew?