Litigate to Cover Incompetence; US Navy

Posted by $ Thoritsu 6 years, 8 months ago to Government
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Here we have the US Navy attempting to cover gross incompetence with legal suits, and perhaps saber rattle to avoid carrying the burden for the damages they caused.
1. Large ship, poorer maneuverability = right of way over small, fast, maneuverable USN destroyer
2. Captain and deck officers relieved and punished
3. USN training found inadequate, and new qualification programs instituted

Completely pathetic USN behavior.

Then comes the legal suits by the sailors against the shipping company. Of course they can't cash in against the USN. $5.5M for psychological pain and suffering?

Gross incompetence. Irresponsibility. Fraud.

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  • Posted by $ Abaco 6 years, 8 months ago
    My dad relayed an old story years ago about a navy nuclear accident. Uh...did I mention that "the navy doesn't have nuclear accidents"?
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  • Posted by freedomforall 6 years, 8 months ago
    Although we don't have complete evidence, based upon the limited amount available, I agree with your conclusion, Thor.
    "They failed to keep proper lookouts, lacked trained mariners on the bridge in congested waters, never communicated with the McCain and at no time sounded a danger signal, veered away from the warship or followed the international rules of maritime transit,"
    The above quoted charge by the Navy against the shipping company is just as likely to be true against the Navy. Had the Naval charges been paying attention, they had the more agile ship and their watch should have seen the much larger tanker sooner than the tanker watch saw them. Based on limited data, the naval ship had the better chance to avoid the collision, but it appears the Naval personnel were negligent.
    (Just like Hitlery with the server and the BATF and FBI at Waco and a host of other cases of government incompetence that gets overlooked.)
    As for the sailor's legal suits, they are barking up the wrong money tree.
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