10 missing after US Navy ship collision

[mbcdefg]

Five sailors injured, 10 missing after U.S. Navy destroyer collides with a merchant ship

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/another-us-navy-destroyer-collides-with-a-merchant-ship-rescue-efforts-underway/2017/08/20/c42f15b2-8602-11e7-9ce7-9e175d8953fa_story.html

SEOUL — Ten U.S. Navy sailors are missing and five have been injured after the USS John S. McCain destroyer collided with an oil tanker near Singapore early Monday morning.

This is the second time in two months that a Navy destroyer based at the 7th Fleet’s home port of Yokosuka, Japan, has been involved in a collision. Seven sailors were killed when the USS Fitzgerald collided with a tanker south of Japan in June.

The guided missile destroyer and the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel Alnic MC collided near the Strait of Malacca at 5:24 a.m. local time, the Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement.

And this motherfucker right here:

President Trump, returning to the White House on Sunday night, responded to reporters’ questions about the collision by saying: “That’s too bad.”

"THAT'S TOO BAD"

[anlo]

What the hell? Those poor sailors. I hope they are found and the injured recover.

[Pom]

Oh my. So many military collisions and crashes. Prayers for all.

[krystee]

CNN's article says it's the fourth collision this year from the same base.

I hope they find them.

[lilac05]

That's awful. Hopefully the missing sailors will be found safe. Sending prayers for them and their families.

"That's too bad"?!?!?! You'd be better off saying nothing, idiot. How does that phrase go, "Better to keep your moth shut and have people consider you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"? Something like that. Anyway, I'm sure his supporters will feel that his response to this tragedy is perfectly sufficient. They're all sick.

[sofamonkey]

Like, couldn't you have 2-3 pocket phrases for bad shit happening? "That's too bad" ?!?! This guy can go Bannon himself. 😡😡😡

[Deleted]

Lordy, I hope there are tapes. I want "That's too bad" on constant loop tomorrow if someone got it on tape.

[Velar Fricative]

How awful.

[AAM2012]

"That's too bad..."


Such a dickface!

[fuckyourcouch]

How's does this keep happening?? Those poor people.

[muffin0]

That's too bad?

What the fuck? 1million dollars he's being a petty fucking fuck face because the ships name.

Fuck I hope they find everyone and they are okay

[walterismydog]

This seems like an unusual number of collisions.

And fuck him. "that's too bad"?! Youre too bad. Eat shit.

[curbsideprophet]

What is going on that this keeps happening?

#45 continues to horrify with his responses.

[sushi]

Things that are easy.

1. Condemning kkk and Nazis

2. Expressing sympathy for military members who are injured or killed

[gretchenindisguise]

Aug 20, 2017 21:26:06 GMT -5 muffin0 said:

That's too bad?

What the fuck? 1million dollars he's being a petty fucking fuck face because the ships name.

Fuck I hope they find everyone and they are okay

1 million dollars he thought it was actually about the senator and not a navy ship when he replied.

[sarahsays]

I really hope the sailors are just missing in the chaos.


Also, I have never hated anyone as much as I hate Trump.

[mrsukyankee]

It sounds like something is going on with this base. My thoughts are with the family and friends of those lost.

[miniroller]

It's about to get dark there, which obviously won't help search efforts 😢

[sushi]

Aug 21, 2017 2:11:19 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

It sounds like something is going on with this base. My thoughts are with the family and friends of those lost.

H and I independently wondered if these were test runs of GPS hacks. Apparently we're not alone in that suspicion.

There were 4 incidents this year, but 2 seem like flukes. One a ship ran aground while anchoring. This happens surprisingly often. Another a fishing vessel ran into the navy one. No damage to my knowledge. 

I'm curious to know exactly where today's collision was. Malacca straight is notoriously challenging, but I don't know if they were in it or nearby. It' a narrow busy chokepoint; additionally, it's full of pirates. 

[candreco]

Two collisions like this are NOT normal, there's got to be something going on with that base. Inadequate training, not enough support for the operational tempo, SOMETHING. This is ridiculous.

Or, like sushi mentioned, it's being done on purpose. Both the Fitzgerald and McCain are missile defense ships, and the timing with North Korea's missile tests are making me a little tinfoil-hatty.

[OscarQ]

I got very tinfoily on this last night. Glad to know I'm not the only one giving these collisions the hairy eyeball.

Hoping all the sailors are recovered.

[cville]

"That's too bad" makes me want to roundhouse kick him right in the squirrel wig.

[sushi]

Aug 21, 2017 7:46:31 GMT -5 cville said:

"That's too bad" makes me want to roundhouse kick him right in the squirrel wig.

You're aiming too high.

[penguingrrl]

How awful. They and their families will be in my thoughts. They definitely need to figure out what's going on. And gps hacking sounds plausible sadly.

[mbcdefg]

Remains of all ten have been recovered: www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/24/these-are-the-10-sailors-lost-from-the-uss-john-s-mccain/

Tragic

[sofamonkey]

Aug 27, 2017 21:01:22 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Remains of all ten have been recovered: www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/24/these-are-the-10-sailors-lost-from-the-uss-john-s-mccain/

Tragic

Is there a different article? That one still says only one sailor was found.

[mbcdefg]

Aug 27, 2017 21:38:41 GMT -5 sofamonkey said:

Aug 27, 2017 21:01:22 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Remains of all ten have been recovered: www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/24/these-are-the-10-sailors-lost-from-the-uss-john-s-mccain/

Tragic

Is there a different article? That one still says only one sailor was found.

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/bodies-of-all-10-sailors-missing-on-uss-john-s-mccain-have-been-recovered/2017/08/27/a2af6c4a-8b8c-11e7-a2b0-e68cbf0b1f19_story.html

[isabel]

I did not see Trump's response the other day. While not surprising, it is every bit as infuriating as it ought to be. That the commander in chief can respond in such a flip way... Well, I don't really even know what to say.