USS John S. McCain collides with merchant vessel in Singapore.

[Pauls' Revere]

You would think people would have more sense than to name a military vessel after the idiot who already destroyed one.

You would be correct. Naval tradition holds to not name a vessel after one that has sunk, or one that may harbor bad influence/luck. Likewise, ships/vessel names should not have sinkable namesakes in their name. For example, a ship named "Leadbottom" is asking for disaster. Naval tradition is very superstitious this way. Consider the post by Swordsmyth that the ship took damage to her Port which incidently is McCains affected side.

 

[angelatc]

^^^^This.^^^^

One? He crashed every plane he flew.

 

[Anti Federalist]

You would be correct. Naval tradition holds to not name a vessel after one that has sunk, or one that may harbor bad influence/luck. Likewise, ships/vessel names should not have sinkable namesakes in their name. For example, a ship named "Leadbottom" is asking for disaster. Naval tradition is very superstitious this way. Consider the post by Swordsmyth that the ship took damage to her Port which incidently is McCains affected side.

It's called a "Jonah".

 

[Swordsmyth]

One? He crashed every plane he flew.

Only one ship, the CV USS Forrestal

 

[RJB]

For some reason I have the tune "YMCA" stuck in my head.

 

[Origanalist]

For some reason I have the tune "YMCA" stuck in my head.

Ewwww

 

[XNavyNuke]

The crew that crashed the Fitzgerald have been relieved.

A half dozen officers including the CO and XO. Additionally, the CMC is the enlisted standout. Not the entire crew.

XNN

 

[Raginfridus]

Only one ship, the CV USS Forrestal

Son of a bitch must pay.

Speaking of bad luck, Reagan accepted Saddam's apology for bombing the USS Stark, and he gets a carrier + fleet. To think if BUMED had accepted my appeal, I might have ended up on the Reagan, or attached to it at some point (I wanted to be a jet mechanic or navy nuke).

Oh, and Lieberman's hat might say kid safe, but I wouldn't trust he's as-advertised.

 

[Anti Federalist]

A half dozen officers including the CO and XO. Additionally, the CMC is the enlisted standout. Not the entire crew.

XNN

Yes, correct, the watchstanding crew and senior officers.

 

[Anti Federalist]

5 injured and 10 missing.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...s-mccain-laden-with-fuel-oil-no-spill-9141962

 

[Swordsmyth]

The USS Fitzgerald and USS John S McCain are both ballistic missile defence (BMD) capable ships and part of the same Japan-based destroyer squadron. The Seventh Fleet has six ships assigned to BMD patrols, with half of those out on patrol at any one time.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...collides-with-oil-tanker-off-coast-of-9141592

 

[nobody's_hero]

On another note: Why are Navy ships crashing?

I can only imagine it goes something like this:

Ensign: "Sir, what's that big blip on the radar?"

Officer: "Just a seagull son, remember your training."

*LOUD CRASH AND SCRAPING OF METAL*

Ensign: "BIG G*D DAMNED SEAGULL!"

 

[anaconda]

Only one ship, the CV USS Forrestal

Apparently that's a phony story that's been widely circulated:

http://www.factcheck.org/2008/09/mccains-plane-crashes/

 

[goldenequity]

A close up of McCain's hole.

 

[Raginfridus]

Apparently that's a phony story that's been widely circulated:

http://www.factcheck.org/2008/09/mccains-plane-crashes/

Good to know, thanks for checking that. Still, the neocons are bad luck.

 

[Dark_Horse_Rider]

You would think people would have more sense than to name a military vessel after the idiot who already destroyed one.

gotta spread some rep yada yada yeah

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

Two ships in two months have collision when I can't remember ANY ship having a collision before this??? What's going on here? The odds are incredibly against this...

 

[Origanalist]

Apparently that's a phony story that's been widely circulated:

http://www.factcheck.org/2008/09/mccains-plane-crashes/

It's on the internet, so factcheck.org must be true.

 

[acptulsa]

It's on the internet, so factcheck.org must be true.

After all, it quotes the official court martial findings. And the court martial of the son of a powerful admiral, who would eventually have a ship named after him, couldn't possibly turn into a whitewash.

So definitely decide before you watch the films on the net, read up on 'wet starts', and look at where the fuel tanks are on an A-4.

 

[Origanalist]

After all, it quotes the official court martial findings. And the court martial of the son of a powerful admiral, who would eventually have a ship named after him, couldn't possibly turn into a whitewash.

So definitely decide before you watch the films on the net, read up on 'wet starts', and look at where the fuel tanks are on an A-4.

That would never happen in America.