This article written shortly after the Helge Ingstad accident raise the question: [image] Why do peacetime naval accidents keep happening? 2017 was an especially bad year for fatal naval accidents. Then last week the Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad collided with an oil tanker and is …

I must not understand why warships on transit are not allowed to transmit their AIS data. I cannot understand why warships do not use an AIS-receiver. A slow commercial vessel cannot do much, if a fast warship suddenly seems to cross her bow. On the other side, it seems a simple, but observed AIS…

[image] Pilot16: I did NOT mean those standing on the bridge of any ship. My bad for not making that more clear. I specifically meant those in “authority” at the Pentagon In which case I agree totally but bear in mind that naval ships transiting still don’t necessarily want their identities b…

[image] Jughead: As for responding to flashing light, I suggest two ships passing mid-ocean with no others during the watch was not an imposition on anyone’s time. Ships routinely exchanged identities and enjoyed the break in monotonous routine. Again, this was years ago. I haven’t seen it done …

Yes. The USS GREENVILLE comes to mind. One of my partners had just disembarked the EHIME MARU just minutes before the GREENVILLE surfaced and forever changed the lives of dozens of people, including the CO of that sub. The memorial for the dead Japanese students and crew is at a park near Honolulu …

US Navy started transmitting AIS after Fitzgerald/McCain. I’m pretty sure they have standalone receivers, not integrated into other displays.

[image] Dutchie: shall have onboard an efficient daylight signalling lamp No mention of a chap or two who can send and receive using that method? Otherwise it’s just a spotlight. [image] Dutchie: But are mariners these days knowledgeable enough to make the necessary calculations? Jus…

do US navy ships crash because they are dry??

[image] powerabout: do US navy ships crash because they are dry?? Mmmmmmm. Could be … if we could account for previous wet ship/dry ship crashes such as HMAS MELBOURNE and USS FRANK E EVANS. But that was many years ago. We used to do it in style back then though. Very convivial were officer…

[image] Jughead: We used to do it in style back then though. [image]

The argument about the big bridge teams might be legit if the big teams are seen as a symptom rather than a cause. In other words if officers are having to shift tasks onto the ratings to compensate from their lack of skills, experience and training. It’s similar to merchant officers being depend…

Why do naval vessels suffer accidents?

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