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According to official report https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4165320/USS-Fitzgerald-and-USS-John-S-McCain-Collision.pdf https://assets.documentcloud.
by chx 9y ago
According to official report https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4165320/USS-Fitzgerald-and-USS-John-S-McCain-Collision.pdf https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4165320/USS-Fitzg... it played a part for sure:
8.4 Fatigue
The command leadership allowed the schedule of events preceding the collision to fatigue
the crew.
The command leadership failed to assess the risks of fatigue and implement mitigation
measures to ensure adequate crew rest.
- dTal 9y agoHere is a very scathing and informative commentary on the Navy's "risk assessment" and "mitigation" procedures: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15120369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15120369
- chx 9y agoThere obviously is something very wrong with the entire system when this happens twice within a short timeframe.