[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by Delgar

Only gross incompetence can lead to this happening.

Originally Posted by Locke

One would think.

Enormous and fairly slow-moving vessels dont tend to get that close to each other on the open ocean.

Vice Adm. Joseph P. Aucoin was asked if damage on the starboard side indicated the U.S. ship could have been at fault, but he declined to speculate on the cause of the collision. Maritime rules suggest vessels are supposed to give way to ships on their starboard.

The Fitzgerald is salvageable, he said, but repairs will likely take months. "Hopefully less than a year. You will see the USS Fitzgerald back," Aucoin said.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN199020