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The radar on ships is designed to detect weather, not vessels. The aircraft carriers had AIS turned off, which is the naval transponder system that would have

The radar on ships is designed to detect weather, not vessels. The aircraft carriers had AIS turned off, which is the naval transponder system that would have alerted other vessels to their presence. This is similar to the helicopter crash over the Potomac, where the helicopter's transponder was turned off. It is crucial that military vessels power off their transponders when performing covert operations, but it's even more critical to have them on, when performing normal maneuvers through high-traffic areas, and there seems to be a spate of that not happening.

tlore 2y ago
The radar on ships is designed to detect all objects on the water's surface. Therefore, it is challenging for a merchant ship not to see it, particularly a warship of this size. However, it can be said that if the warship were jamming, the signals might not be possible to detect. What kind of operation was being conducted in this area that required the warship to conceal itself? Furthermore, one must question why the warship, primarily upon sighting a merchant ship, did not issue the necessary warnings or take measures to prevent the collision.