US Navy

USS Fitzgerald 1 month later: haze lifting from the "Crystal ball"

Submitted by Alligator Ed on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 8:29pm

Thirty days ago today the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) was rammed by the Japanese-flagged container ship ACX Crystal causing significant damage. This is the third essay about this unmitigated disaster. Unmitigated because no matter how it happened NOTHING GOOD can emerge from this for the USN and USA.

U.S.S. Fitzgerald, part 2: Nice pictures but what's the plot?

Submitted by Alligator Ed on Wed, 07/12/2017 - 7:18am

On July 4, 2017, I published an essay about collision in the South China Sea involving DD-62 US Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald and a container ship, the ACX Crystal, just south of Japanese coastal waters in the South China Sea (SCS).