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Warship Runs Aground

Admiral Halsey once ran his destroyer aground (when he was a yound DD skipper.) Or was that Spruance? I forget. Back then it wasn't a carreer death sentence. Now it is. Too bad...

Before WW-II, the submarine service was very unforgiving with such incidents. They wanted a submarine force populated by COs who didn't make many mistakes. What they got was a submarine force populated my COs who didn't take many risks. Law of unintended concequences at work, mayhap...
 
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<!-- end #main-media --><!-- end .primary-media --><!-- end .related-media -->HONOLULU – The Navy is moving fuel, water and personnel off a grounded, $1 billion cruiser so tugboats and a salvage ship can try again early Sunday morning to free the vessel from a rock and sand shoal.
The USS Port Royal, a guided missile cruiser, ran aground on Thursday evening, about a half-mile south of the Honolulu airport.
With less fresh water, fuel and crew, the ship should be 215 tons lighter and easier to move at high tide on Sunday.
Rear Admiral Joseph Walsh, deputy commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, says there is no structural damage from the grounding. But a rubber casing around sonar equipment at the bow may be taking in water.
No one was injured when the ship grounded and no oil or other contaminants have leaked.

David :kilroy:
 
PRB said:
Admiral Halsey once ran his destroyer aground (when he was a yound DD skipper.) Or was that Spruance? I forget. Back then it wasn't a carreer death sentence. Now it is. Too bad...

Before WW-II, the submarine service was very unforgiving with such incidents. They wanted a submarine force populated by COs who didn't make many mistakes. What they got was a submarine force populated my COs who didn't take many risks. Law of unintended concequences at work, mayhap...
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That is interesting about Halsey running a ship aground- or was it Spruance? ;) I had never heard that. I was always under the impression that running a ship aground- unless under very adverse circumstances- badly charted waters and typhoon conditions for instance- was pretty much of a career killer.

I know that shortly after commissioning the USS Spruance (DD963) ran aground somewhere off the Bahamas in bad weather.

These days with all of the GPS navigation and stuff- even with bad weather- one would be hard pressed to come up with a real convincing excuse. LOL!
 
Geez it's not like it's unfamiliar waters there. Hell I could sail around that area I know it so well. Yep I have seen the underwater mesh too.
 
RUN AGROUND??? How long has that island been there..? I pity th' fool..!
 
UPDATE:

After lightening ship (off loading water, fuel and 1/2 crew), calling in the salvage tugs (the big boys) and with the benefit of unusually high tides- they still couldn't budge her this morning.
GOOD MORNING LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.THE OFFICERS, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND SAILORS OF THE USS PORT ROYAL WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE USS PORT ROYAL CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY... ​
 
Update to MR's update...
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20090210/D968F0R80.html
The former CO's Navy career is at an end. I feel bad for the crew more than the officers involved, since an incident like this can have a very bad effect on morale. The new skipper will have to hit the deck running and keep the crew focused on repairing the ship and getting back to operations.
 
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