Recent content by Don't Give Up the Ship

He goes where? What, the Navy has a college? Is it a four year accredited degree? Annapolis, in Maryland? …

Yes, not a "fail safe" system design. Low cost design for the bridge and its protection. Ship issues are a separate concern. Human error will be involved on the ship.

I thought about that incident every time I transited under a bridge on a ship. Terrible incident. Another bad one was the USCGC Blackthorn incident in Tampa Bay. 23 Coast Guard personnel lost their lives. Future SWOs and USCG officers that case is worth a read. No organization is exempt from...

That appears to be normal speed for the size ship and location.

Dropping the anchors was likely an attempt to slow and stop the ship. Too bad the Pilot could not have steered out of the channel and grounded the ship-thats often the best choice. It's really hard to backseat drive these situations.

Note the ship swung to starboard quickly just before hitting the bridge. Im thinking this may be that she let her starboard anchor go and it started fetching up causing the right hand turn at the last minute. The Port anchor was in the water but appears not to have done much. Of course the speed...

Possible, but unlikely. Ships are supposed to have a Cyber Risk Assessment. The integrity of that assessment is largely dependent on two parties: 1. Flag State and 2. The ship operator. All this comes down to how well the ship is managed from the shoreside perspective. This will have human error...

Not sure if it will be a watershed moment. Doubt it. Ships can be escorted through bridges, but most Pilots don't like that as it slows down ship traffic. Escorts without a line tied to the aft end of the ship are not as effective as "active tethered escorts". There are multiple factors that can...

It's technically called an "alision". Colisions occur between two moving objects.

No headlights on a ship. Perhaps the mast light. Looks like the ship was backing from the black coming out of the stack. Report is the Port Anchor was dropped-but that would not stop the ship at 10kts speed.

Preliminary Information: 1. Ships should be under the control (conn) of a State Licensed Pilot (2 Pilots reported to be onboard this ship). 2. Pilots are not in command. Captain of the ship is in command. 3. Likely ship lost propulsion or steering when approaching the bridge. 4. One question is...

Ensign SWO son, was Nominated and Appointed from Texas. Kept that residency throughout USNA and on AD. Taxes saved is significant. Allows him to put more in the TSP. Time Value of Money. No new shiny cars, purchase a 3 or 4 yr old car. Remember: "money doesn't grow on fees" and when it comes to...

Sure it does. Many build that credit before graduation.

Your resume is competitive...just how much, no one on this site can say. You will be competing on the Nomination Slates that you earn a spot on. Your lack of team sports jumps out, however, you have the boxing. I would keep the boxing activity and try to do more in that aspect. Boxing is a...