Us Navy Ship Stuck On Coral Reef In Philippines

[Old55]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A U.S. Navy minesweeper ran aground on a coral reef in the Philippines on Thursday, but there were no injuries to the crew and Philippine authorities were trying to determine if the ship caused damage to a marine park in a protected area.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_PHILIPPINES_US_SHIP_AGROUND?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-17-03-31-36

[Geoff Thomas]

Tubbataha – a multi-awarded conservation project and one of the world's best dive sites – is a 97,030-hectare World Heritage Site with two main atolls home to a huge variety of marine life species including large pelagics such as manta rays and sharks as well as pristine coral.

Protected area superintendent and head of the Tubbataha management office Angelique Songco told Rappler that the ship "entered without a permit" in violation of section 19 of Republic Act 10067 or the Tubbataha Reefs National Park (TRNP) Act of 2009.

In a statement, the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs said it is closely coordinating with the US Embassy, the Department of National Defense, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Philippine Coast Guard on this.

http://www.rappler.com/nation/19918-us-navy-ship-damaged-coral-in-tubbataha

[i am bob]

I know somebody who will be getting promoted to a desk job....!

:mocking:

[Call me bubba]

I know somebody who will be getting promoted to a desk job....!

:mocking:

I am bob. how would you know? speaking from someone who knows who this happen too?

[Geoff Thomas]

I know somebody who will be getting promoted to a desk job....!

:mocking:

I am bob. how would you know? speaking from someone who knows who this happen too?

probably the navigating officer at a guess

[Okieboy]

Send the bill to China

[earthdome]

The submarine I was on came close to sinking a large ocean fishing trawler when our sail caught its nets. We never even noticed until sonar reported unusual hull noises. As I recall the US Navy had to pay $250,000 in compensation, that was in 1978 USD. We had to surface to cut off the steel cables of the fishing net. I am sure that was a huge black mark for the OOD and the Captain. But neither was suddenly reassigned to other duties.

Imagine what it must have been like on that fishing boat!

For me it was a fun event. I was the trainee on the throttles when all of a sudden emergency back was rung up. The whole submarine started shaking extremely as I answered that bell. Then they rang up ahead full. Then emergency back again. Great fun on the throttles answering those bells while trying to not trip the reactor off line. Finally the qualified throttle watch stander said "Hey, let me do that. I have never done this". Of course the OOD was trying to shake off whatever we had gotten caught in.

My submarine also hit a garbage scow once when going out of port.

[Geoff Thomas]

The submarine I was on came close to sinking a large ocean fishing trawler when our sail caught its nets. We never even noticed until sonar reported unusual hull noises. As I recall the US Navy had to pay $250,000 in compensation, that was in 1978 USD. We had to surface to cut off the steel cables of the fishing net. I am sure that was a huge black mark for the OOD and the Captain. But neither was suddenly reassigned to other duties.

Imagine what it must have been like on that fishing boat!

For me it was a fun event. I was the trainee on the throttles when all of a sudden emergency back was rung up. The whole submarine started shaking extremely as I answered that bell. Then they rang up ahead full. Then emergency back again. Great fun on the throttles answering those bells while trying to not trip the reactor off line. Finally the qualified throttle watch stander said "Hey, let me do that. I have never done this". Of course the OOD was trying to shake off whatever we had gotten caught in.

My submarine also hit a garbage scow once when going out of port.

I know what you mean, however we would not stop as we would not know such a small thing was entangled, I at first used to feel sorry for the fishermen until i realized they had warnings about submarine action in certain area's, so the fishermen used to ignore the warnings laying down old nets so as to be able to claim for new ones from the govt. 99% this worked 1% the stupid gits would drown. So who was at fault. Bit off topic guys but forget who was in this case

A US mine sweeper is definitely at fault here, probably some spotty faced 21 year old officer just out of diapers scared of being reamed by his ship mates and so not concentrating so far from his mothers apron.

Just a thought ! Don't lynch me, but I am speaking from experience :thumbs-up-smile:

[Old55]

I think what Bob was referring to is a reassignment to the "Rainbow Warrior". :dance:

With any luck Filipino Leftists will use this indecent to keep American war ships out of Philippines. As an American citizen I would rather see the US keep out of Philippines all together.

The local news reporting is slanted in a negative manor.

Here is the latest news;

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/01/19/898633/damaged-us-warship-sinking-sulu-sea

Edited January 18, 2013 by Old55

[Jake]

The submarine I was on came close to sinking a large ocean fishing trawler when our sail caught its nets. We never even noticed until sonar reported unusual hull noises. As I recall the US Navy had to pay $250,000 in compensation, that was in 1978 USD. We had to surface to cut off the steel cables of the fishing net. I am sure that was a huge black mark for the OOD and the Captain. But neither was suddenly reassigned to other duties.

Imagine what it must have been like on that fishing boat!

For me it was a fun event. I was the trainee on the throttles when all of a sudden emergency back was rung up. The whole submarine started shaking extremely as I answered that bell. Then they rang up ahead full. Then emergency back again. Great fun on the throttles answering those bells while trying to not trip the reactor off line. Finally the qualified throttle watch stander said "Hey, let me do that. I have never done this". Of course the OOD was trying to shake off whatever we had gotten caught in.

My submarine also hit a garbage scow once when going out of port.

Quote from Geoff: A US mine sweeper is definitely at fault here, probably some spotty faced 21 year old officer just out of diapers scared of being reamed by his ship mates and so not concentrating so far from his mothers apron.

Just a thought ! Don't lynch me, but I am speaking from experience :thumbs-up-smile:

Please allow me to describe my experiences as a conning officer on board a frigate and missile cruiser.

There are strict guidelines that every member of the bridge watch team must adhere to. Even when the

skipper is physically on the bridge, there is only one voice that the helmsman listens and acknowledges

any maneuvering orders. Unless the skipper declares this is the captain, I have the conn then and only

then, the helmsman acknowledges the change over and is recorded on official ship's log book.

Prior to relieving the off going conning officer, I must first confer with the navigator and the OOD (officer

of the deck) and take inventory of all classified publications and confirm bridge internal-external comms

are all operational. Regarding the navigator, I ask what's our PIM (point of intended movement) on the

charts (maps) and confirm our present location and any navigation hazards along the way. The off going

conning officer also gives me the latest contacts, near and far. He then hands me the heavy 10X50 binoc

and then I declare loudly, this is master chief Jake, I have the conn.

At which time, I start to sweat bullets for the next 4-5 hours of my watch. Actually, it becomes mundane and

routine after awhile. That I believe, is the cause of most maritime incidence. People become complacent,

easily distracted and sometimes start to zone out (sleep) for a few minutes, including the captain.

No doubt, heads will roll....starting with the captain.

Edited January 18, 2013 by Jake
correct sentence structure