Fair Winds and Following Seas

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To the sailors who lost their lives last week aboard the USS Fitzgerald DDG-62

Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Va.

Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego

Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Conn.

Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlosvictor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, Calif.

Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Md.

Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio

 

[Lancecastor]

Killed in action.
True American heroes.
Costco container ships are the enemy.

 

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KIA only if the container ship intentionally rammed them, which I seriously doubt.

Bad enough to be killed in combat, but to die essentially in your sleep because of an avoidable accident....

 

[Hard_Rom]

KIA only if the container ship intentionally rammed them, which I seriously doubt.

Bad enough to be killed in combat, but to die essentially in your sleep because of an avoidable accident....

Doubt they died in their sleep. Most probably drowned after watertight doors were sealed. Image of container ship track is quite interesting.

 

[about_average]

Doubt they died in their sleep. Most probably drowned after watertight doors were sealed. Image of container ship track is quite interesting.

Yeah, I was being very general with "died in their sleep". More likely they woke up drowning.
Either way, a terrible thing.