MSDF destroyer, workboat collide in Yokosuka

Monday 15th December, 11:21 AM JST

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mushroomcloud at 11:50 AM JST - 15th December

Again?
thepro at 12:01 PM JST - 15th December

Can maybe someone from the US navy come and teach the MSDF how to use their ships?
billclinton at 01:43 PM JST - 15th December

you would think that work boat may have seen the destroyer coming and made way. I mean how do you miss a destroyer and why would you want to get in its face?
some14some at 03:26 PM JST - 15th December

The workboat, with two people aboard,

Elderly couple, i guess.
Altria at 03:37 PM JST - 15th December

Haha, what were these seamen playing at?
dennis0bauer at 03:39 PM JST - 15th December

where they playing chicken, or were they both not looking
teck at 10:58 PM JST - 15th December

While the rules of the road have certain rules on who gives way to who, out at sea, in actual practice, the small gives way to the large.

And JMSDF ships do not embark harbour pilots when they are in Japan. So it is the CO's responsibility to make sure that the ship goes in and out of harbour safely.
ptolemy at 12:13 AM JST - 16th December

I guess in the repairs they forgot to see if the radar system was working.
OssanAmerica at 03:37 AM JST - 16th December

Reporting this everday occurence fender bender type of event as if it were news is assinine. Was there even any contact damage? Seems like the J-media can't seem to get out of their "lets bust the MSDF" mode.
y2pbigdog at 07:17 AM JST - 16th December

They dont really blow this story up that much, would hate to see if the USS GW hit that little work boat. It would have been the story of a lifetime, and they would think the world was coming to an end. Guess they would not have seen it coming either.
soldave at 08:51 AM JST - 16th December

y2pbigdog - was just thinking the exact same thing. There needs to be an investigation of ship driving/piloting/whatever it is they do, as this kind of thing seems to be happening far too often.
ninjaboy at 06:41 PM JST - 16th December

I can envisage the classic Bob Newhart sketch "the Driving Instructor" being played-out on the water in Japan somewhere...

"At what speed were you going when the skipper jumped from the boat?" "... And how far had he gotten in the lesson?" ... "Backing out of the harbour?" "OK.., so you were backing out, you hit another boat, and thats when he jumped?" "You're going too fast!!!"

Japanese navigators should hand over control to their American counterparts - really! They (the Japanese) obviously lack the knowledge and skills. Only then will it prevent someone from getting hurt or killed.