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Is it a speculation suggesting some if not most are actually in the flooded compartments? Perhaps I didn't see this part in the articles I have read so far.
by yeukhon 9y ago
Is it a speculation suggesting some if not most are actually in the flooded compartments? Perhaps I didn't see this part in the articles I have read so far.
- Johnny555 9y agoSince the missing crew are still missing, it's speculation that any are in the flooded compartments, but some of the flooded compartments are crew berths: Monday's collision east of Singapore was the second involving a ship from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months. The Navy said "significant damage" to the McCain's hull caused flooding in adjacent compartments, including crew berths, machinery and communications rooms.
- soneil 9y agoIt is speculation, but unfortunately it's also the most likely scenario. - Crew berths were at the primary impact point, so are almost certainly sealed at the bulkheads by damage control. - Incident occurred at 5am local, when you'd expect berths to be popular. - Sunrise is 7am local, so it was dark - so you wouldn't expect to have any unnecessary crew topsides (precisely because finding MOBs in the dark is near impossible) - and you'd hope any that are, have protective or flotation equipment. - You'd also expect that 10 people running around on deck would have had a much better chance of spotting another ship. - The proof is in the pudding - for not one of them to have been spotted in one of the world's busiest corridors, doesn't bode well.