# Whoopsie, US Navy vs Container Ship

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/whoopsie-us-navy-vs-container-ship/45130>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [June 16, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/whoopsie-us-navy-vs-container-ship/45130 "2017-06-16T23:17:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Louisd75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Louisd75](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Louisd75)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/whoopsie-us-navy-vs-container-ship/45130/1 "2017-06-16T23:17:34Z")

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Let the speculation begin!

[https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170617\_11/](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170617_11/)

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**Author:** ![rmurphy1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@rmurphy1966](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/rmurphy1966)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/whoopsie-us-navy-vs-container-ship/45130/2 "2017-06-17T11:22:17Z")

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I just finished teaching another radar class last week, and the easy _speculation_ is about safe speed. I tell new students, “Good luck trying to get the Coast Guard, or any other investigator in this case, that your vessel was traveling at a _safe speed_ when you have a collision.”

Unless some other interesting information shows up, the simple pictures of both damaged vessels would indicate most of the fault will be with the naval vessel.

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**Author:** ![samat3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@samat3](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/samat3)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/whoopsie-us-navy-vs-container-ship/45130/3 "2017-06-17T11:40:13Z")

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I saw this on the news last night. ABC brought in a retired Navy Fighter Pilot to be their expert. He clearly stated that it’s the bigger ships responsibility to stay out of the way of small ships. 😕

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**Author:** ![Fraqrat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fraqrat/32/1961_2.png) [@Fraqrat](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Fraqrat)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/whoopsie-us-navy-vs-container-ship/45130/4 "2017-06-17T11:56:40Z")

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[https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:138.9/centery:34.8/zoom:9?utm\_content=buffera7fbb&utm\_medium=social&utm\_source=twitter.com&utm\_campaign=buffer](https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:138.9/centery:34.8/zoom:9?utm_content=buffera7fbb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

The plot thickens…

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/1X/bcbb5299b601c17f5b0bd9869f069912a56ae0fb.JPG)

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**Author:** ![rmurphy1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@rmurphy1966](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/rmurphy1966)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/whoopsie-us-navy-vs-container-ship/45130/5 "2017-06-17T12:04:22Z")

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But of course, the law of gross tonnage in reverse. Just the kind of guy you want commanding an aircraft carrier.