I would be even more unusual if that information was not included in a news article, it’s more or less standard practice.
Likely had the past record not been included some readers would suspect a cover-up.
Indeed. I have not blown the picture to examine it carefully and have not noticed the HC damage and very bad condition sugesting lack of maintenance. Looks really bad and neglected for a very long time.
I have not idea about standard reporting practices but have some how creating public “bias or prejudice” works. May be we had different practical experiences re the issue. Never mind
Then splash247 is a master provocateur exciting it’ s mass of conspiracy theorist readers like me 
Bulk carrier collides with American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier off Egypt - Splash247
Surely they had my head spinning in creating cover up theories by not including dirt digging details.
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Never turn left.
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My issue with any USN collision is the crew should be trained to deal with adversaries that want to harm them by all means fair or foul. If a huge metal radar-reflecting slow moving merchantman can just run into them, what can someone TRYING to sink the ship do?
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Aircraft pilot / Naval aviator.
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Is that a political statement?
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Nope. First rule of the road.
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You might want to look at rule 3 but be guided by the advice given by Douglas Bader.
Pls explain the connection .
What about Rule 3? You’re going to tell me an aircraft carrier was RAM because they were launching and recovering planes in the middle of an anchorage at the mouth of the Suez Canal?
Apparently some old dude I’ve never heard of said “Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.”
Good thing “never turn left” isn’t actually a rule.
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Rule 2
Rule 2 - Responsibility
(a) Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner, master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to comply with these Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Douglas Bader was a WWII fighter ace in the Battle of Britain . He was a double amputee who claimed that having no legs was an advantage in high G manoeuvres.
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It has been a while since I looked at the rules and got the numbering stuffed up.
My favourite quote regarding COLREGs. Spot on .
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You misled me a little i suspect. Before asking I checked rule 3 and googled the HERO!!!. Mr. Douglas Bader. And could not see the connection .
Now .
Who would have thought I would have to revisit famous rule 2) what says, what @New3M has mentioned. The wise man rule. .
Here is copy/paste interesting piece from my P&I Clubs library in it’s entirety :
**It’s Your Responsibility**
Rule 2 is a vital rule that is often misunderstood.
It is different from the majority of the COLREGs because it does not tell you what to do or when to do it. Instead, Rule 2 highlights the fact that you are responsible for your own actions. You are the one who has to make the immediate decision on what to do in order to comply with the rules.
Your ship’s safety management system may tell you when to call the master or what to do if visibility reduces, but it is Rule 2 that makes you responsible to your fellow crew and to the ships around you.
Your responsibility is not only to follow the COLREGs – you are
also responsible for doing everything necessary to avoid the risk of
collision and the dangers of navigation.
Rule 2(a) requires you to follow both the rules and ‘the ordinary
practice of seamen’. **This means that you must always use **
common sense.
Rule 2(b) is often misunderstood so read it carefully. It only allows
you to depart from the rules if that is the only way to avoid an
immediate danger.
But, in almost every situation, it is the proper application of the rules that will keep you out of that danger.
Rule 2(b) is never a justification for not following the rules properly.
Rule 2 allows no excuses. It is written in old-fashioned language so
please read it carefully and often to make sure that you understand it.
SOURCE : North P&I Club presently merged with Standard P&I Club.
After all these years at sea as a navigator and reflecting upon it and the vast literature/materials , regarding various accidents and resulting court cases, I sometimes think rule 2) has been written by the devil incarnate to keep the Honorable Lordships and learned Judges busy untill all hell freezes.
I’ve heard it referred to as the Just Enough Rope rule.
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Luckily you only mentioned one Hell, Imagine if all 10 Hells of Chinese mythology were to freeze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWByWhcxKt0
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Upon viewing , have figured this clip may be perfectly fitting as post on “Climate change thread” 
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