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Blue_true

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6. How is that? Not debating, just curious. nt

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CAN OUR NAVY SHIPS PLEASE STOP RUNNING INTO THINGS [View all] Recursion Feb 2019 OP

Good golly jberryhill Feb 2019 #1

Could personal electronic devices be playing a role? nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #5

T-Mobile does not cover the deep blue. denbot Feb 2019 #26

Tuff when your "commander-in-chief" is a five-time republican draft dodger Achilleaze Feb 2019 #29

They don't fescuerescue Feb 2019 #36

23 years in and have never seen tinymontgomery Feb 2019 #2

How does a Navy Watch play out. Blue_true Feb 2019 #4

There are all kinds of watches for a ship underway at sea. ooky Feb 2019 #8

Thanks. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #13

OOKY pretty much nailed it tinymontgomery Feb 2019 #18

Yep, replenishment details are more sophisticated, can go much longer, ooky Feb 2019 #23

I was in the Navy for 4 years and involved in two collisions. ooky Feb 2019 #7

"...causing the ship to be retired from the fleet" JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #34

Sure ooky Feb 2019 #37

It appears that the Saratoga had some sort of jinx. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #38

Ironically, for me ooky Feb 2019 #39

UNREPs can be pretty tricky. sl8 Feb 2019 #3

How is that? Not debating, just curious. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #6

You have to match course and speed with 1 or 2 other ships while tied together in close proximity. sl8 Feb 2019 #9

Thanks. The information was interesting. Blue_true Feb 2019 #16

They require very precise control of speed and steering. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #10

I saw a graphic and read a description. Pretty interesting. Blue_true Feb 2019 #17

Aircraft carrier off coast of Alaska, winter, very cold. Rougher than snot. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #20

Nice.. denbot Feb 2019 #27

Since I are one, the expression "-------- sailor" comes to mind UTUSN Feb 2019 #11

Are ship collisions endemic in the Navy of late? Chichiri Feb 2019 #12

Yup hardluck Feb 2019 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #15

not getting the training they used too. this is getting $$$$. pansypoo53219 Feb 2019 #19

Stern to stern sounds odd denbot Feb 2019 #21

Unnerving is a good description of watching ooky Feb 2019 #24

Yeah, fuck that. denbot Feb 2019 #25

I suspect that the CG swung his stern into the oiler as they breaking away hack89 Feb 2019 #31

unreps are difficult and risky, ships run side by side for miles to transfer weapon's,fuel and food Demonaut Feb 2019 #22

Perhaps they shouldn't do this while underway. democratisphere Feb 2019 #28

There aren't any filling stations at sea (n/t) PJMcK Feb 2019 #30

Warships have to fuel every four or five days when at sea hack89 Feb 2019 #32

I was on a replenishment oiler for almost 2 years Beausoleil Feb 2019 #35

The responses here are very interesting. panader0 Feb 2019 #33