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Are you trying to tell us the Navy would cover up the deaths of 17 sailors and the inactivation of two Destroyers because of collisions?Decades ago............nopeIf sailors were killed because of a collision it would have made the newsWith the world wide web more people know about the mishaps in the military............You just didn't know what has transpired before............Not everything was reported in the past.Good article. Thanks for sharing.
The budget constraints in turn forced the Navy to move money from their weapons modernization and training accounts in order to fund the current missions, the Daily Mail reported.Concerning defense in general, the constraint of funds for military research and modernization due to our wars in the Mid-East concerns me. We help ourselves by putting the best equipment out there to support those protecting us.
The Navy has been able to avoid collisions with other vessels even before there was radar.
Why would anyone believe that 'modernization' is responsible for not keeping an adequate visual or radar watch?
Heavy seas can limit visual abilities, and hamper radar.............but you can't rule out human error as well. Those people serving are our friends, neighbors, and countrymen. I guarantee you they sure as hell didn't want to collide with anyone. I'll wait for the official report.