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Naval Commanders In 2 Deadly Ship Collisions To Be Charged With Negligent Homicide
The U.S. Navy announced Tuesday that the commanding officers of two vessels involved in separate collisions in the Pacific Ocean last year will face court-martial proceedings and possible criminal charges including negligent homicide.
The statement by Navy spokesman Capt. Greg Hicks says the decision to prosecute the commanders, and several lower-ranking officers as well, was made by Adm. Frank Caldwell.
[...] In the case of the USS Fitzgerald, the commander, two lieutenants and one lieutenant junior grade face possible charges of dereliction of duty, hazarding a vessel and negligent homicide.
The commander of the USS John S. McCain will face possible charges of dereliction of duty, hazarding a vessel and negligent homicide. A chief petty officer also faces one possible charge of dereliction of duty.
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(Score: 2) by leftover on Thursday January 18 2018, @12:31AM (1 child)
Somebody please tell me the Navy does not use computer UX practices to control helm and rudder -- please? And the ability to shift control around without it being obvious? Shit. I haven't been on the bridge of a warship since mid 1970's but I can recall the benefit of having a great big brass wheel and big helm control levers front and center on the bridge. It was immediately obvious where control was being maintained and every single person there could see the control positions, even in hectic conditions. Especially in hectic conditions.
Did ship designers confuse the selection and training level of submariners with those of regular Navy? Did actual experienced officers and senior crew not have veto power over REMFs who only imagined being underway? There have always been reasons behind mariner's legendary resistance to change. One of those reasons is the predictable behavior of frightened people in a shitstorm. We become very easy to confuse and then we rely on overtrained responses to Really Obvious Information. Visceral representations like Big Fucking Lever Up, certainly not abstract text on a console.
Bent, folded, spindled, and mutilated.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Thursday January 18 2018, @02:15AM
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?