Looks like we need to add “avoiding oil tankers” to the training manual.
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camronjames on
Oops, someone’s getting relieved of command.
S1NGLEM4LT on
Whelp. So much for OPSEC.
ichabodmiller on
“Turn left in…. Recalculating…”
OneSailorBoy on
How are single hull vessels even allowed to sail? Idk if navy ships follow Marpol but the regulation says ALL ships of 400 gross tonnage and oil tankers of 150 GT and above need to follow Annex 1 of Marpol. It’s a 33 year old ship. She should’ve been converted to a double hull or taken out of service after 30 years. Can someone from the Navy or has knowledge clear my doubts please?
Lakecrisp on
When the Navy takes on a lighthouse.
macross1984 on
Grounding your ship? That is career ending oops.
whatproblems on
seems like a problem if you can hamstring an entire battle group by taking out a single tanker
Proper_Ad2548 on
MSC captain and crew?
Cervical_Stenosis on
That’s an Achilles heel
eyepoker4ever on
Are there aerial tankers that can land in a carrier? I know it would take a lot of them to replenish, but just wondering.
kthxqapla on
*“Upon entering the littoral zone I immediately opted to ground my vessel—that’s my style, Sir!”*
Positive_Ad_8198 on
Good thing the carrier has a nuclear reactor
dkyguy1995 on
Oof.
shart_leakage on
The front fell off?
Garchaicfont on
Aren’t the carriers nuclear powered?
rlyBrusque on
As someone not involved in maritime, g captain is the most interesting corner of the internet I have ever found.
justbrowse2018 on
Damn I never thought about carrier strike groups having a ship with just fuel. It’s super obvious of course, but easy to overlook when you get a chub hearing about firepower of the strike group.
Deep_Environment1194 on
I thought carriers where nuclear powered
Mattpat139 on
Why does the ship in the photo have the Ukrainian flag on it?
man2112 on
Just a friendly reminder for all the non- navy folk here: the US Navy is incredibly under-manned, but the USNS military sealift command (which is who these ships belong to) is critically undermanned. We literally do not have enough people to man half of the fleet of USNS ships. For a ship to go to sea, they have to steal about half of their crew from other ships.
And that’s all with having an egregiously low number of supply ships. There should be more than 1 supply ship in 5th fleet to begin with, not to even count 7th fleet.
CompetitiveAd1288 on
Unacceptable
FTwo on
Fuel supply was interrupted?!! Gas prices in California are going to go up because of this. 🙂
Circuitmaniac on
Oops. Someone’s career just hit the rocks (and shoals).
onlyforthecoupon on
More Navy navigational incompetence. There is no reason for a US Navy ship to run around or hit other ships. Having the most advanced technology, there is no excuse for this. What a worldly embarrassment. The most powerful navy in the world can’t even steer a ship. Sad.
1800-5-PP-DOO-DOO on
I think there are only 15 of these in the entire US fleet. What a joke.
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Looks like we need to add “avoiding oil tankers” to the training manual.
[deleted]
Oops, someone’s getting relieved of command.
Whelp. So much for OPSEC.
“Turn left in…. Recalculating…”
How are single hull vessels even allowed to sail? Idk if navy ships follow Marpol but the regulation says ALL ships of 400 gross tonnage and oil tankers of 150 GT and above need to follow Annex 1 of Marpol. It’s a 33 year old ship. She should’ve been converted to a double hull or taken out of service after 30 years. Can someone from the Navy or has knowledge clear my doubts please?
When the Navy takes on a lighthouse.
Grounding your ship? That is career ending oops.
seems like a problem if you can hamstring an entire battle group by taking out a single tanker
MSC captain and crew?
That’s an Achilles heel
Are there aerial tankers that can land in a carrier? I know it would take a lot of them to replenish, but just wondering.
*“Upon entering the littoral zone I immediately opted to ground my vessel—that’s my style, Sir!”*
Good thing the carrier has a nuclear reactor
Oof.
The front fell off?
Aren’t the carriers nuclear powered?
As someone not involved in maritime, g captain is the most interesting corner of the internet I have ever found.
Damn I never thought about carrier strike groups having a ship with just fuel. It’s super obvious of course, but easy to overlook when you get a chub hearing about firepower of the strike group.
I thought carriers where nuclear powered
Why does the ship in the photo have the Ukrainian flag on it?
Just a friendly reminder for all the non- navy folk here: the US Navy is incredibly under-manned, but the USNS military sealift command (which is who these ships belong to) is critically undermanned. We literally do not have enough people to man half of the fleet of USNS ships. For a ship to go to sea, they have to steal about half of their crew from other ships.
And that’s all with having an egregiously low number of supply ships. There should be more than 1 supply ship in 5th fleet to begin with, not to even count 7th fleet.
Unacceptable
Fuel supply was interrupted?!! Gas prices in California are going to go up because of this. 🙂
Oops. Someone’s career just hit the rocks (and shoals).
More Navy navigational incompetence. There is no reason for a US Navy ship to run around or hit other ships. Having the most advanced technology, there is no excuse for this. What a worldly embarrassment. The most powerful navy in the world can’t even steer a ship. Sad.
I think there are only 15 of these in the entire US fleet. What a joke.
Makes sense, the Oilers suck
Again?