> Also, how many foreign militaries have had problems like this with basic ship steering? > From what I can tell, the US Navy is uniquely broken here. UK, Aust

> Also, how many foreign militaries have had problems like this with basic ship steering? > From what I can tell, the US Navy is uniquely broken here. UK, Australia, Japan, France etc. do not have have their ships plowing into slow cargo ships. Norway lost a destroyer last year after colliding with a tanker. Keep in mind the US Navy is larger than the next 13 largest navies combined. 2 of 3 of these events happening to the US Navy isn't statistically significant enough to say it's a uniquely US Navy problem. Not to say they don't need to get their shit together.