What do we know about the collision? (click here)
It was reported before dawn at 05:24 local time on Monday (21:24 GMT on Sunday) and took place east of the Strait of Singapore, as the USS John S McCain prepared to perform a routine port stop in Singapore.
Singapore and US authorities said the destroyer sustained damage to her port side, which is the left-hand side of the vessel facing forward.
Destination and route (click here)
China has a state-owned shipping company called COSCO. It is why it has cranes in every country. So, the idea this is a result of China is guaranteed, but, what kind of relationship did the ship and it's port of call have with North Korea.
North Korea (click here) is the 119th largest export economy in the world. In 2015, North Korea exported $2.83B and imported $3.47B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $640M.
The top exports of North Korea are Coal Briquettes ($951M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($169M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($153M), Non-Knit Women's Coats ($131M) and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($97.1M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Refined Petroleum ($186M), Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($138M), Delivery Trucks ($108M), Soybean Oil ($104M) and Broadcasting Equipment($59.2M).
The top export destinations of North Korea are China ($2.34 B), India ($97.8M), Pakistan ($43.1M), Burkina Faso ($32.8M) and other Asia ($26.7M).
The top import origins are China ($2.95B), India ($108M), Russia ($78.2M), Thialand ($73.8M) and the Phillipines ($53.2M).
North Korea borders China, South Korea and Russia by land and Japan by sea.
There was a large turnover in military personnel since "W." I have to wonder if former military needs to be called back to assist current circumstances. I would think at the very least Admiral Mullens should be brought in to consult on the Pacific.
Here are a handful (click here) of other recent collisions involving United States Navy vessels at sea — several of which included fatalities.
June 17, 2017: Seven sailors were killed when the Fitzgerald, a destroyer, was broadsided by a Philippines-registered cargo ship, about 60 miles off the coast of Japan. A Navy report released in August found that within 90 seconds of the collision, seawater began rushing through a gaping hole in the starboard hull, filling berths in which sailors had been sleeping. In response to the report’s findings, which blamed the ship’s crew, the Navy relieved two senior officers.
May 9, 2017: A 60- to 70-foot South Korean fishing boat collided with the Lake Champlain, a guided-missile cruiser, on its port side while the cruiser was conducting routine operations in international waters. No one was injured. Fishing boat crew members later said the fishing vessel did not have a radio, so they did not hear the calls from the Navy, a Navy official said at the time....
South Korea? Really!
South Korea has opposed Trump from the beginning. The current South Korean President has rejected the installation of THADD.
Destination and route (click here)
China has a state-owned shipping company called COSCO. It is why it has cranes in every country. So, the idea this is a result of China is guaranteed, but, what kind of relationship did the ship and it's port of call have with North Korea.
North Korea (click here) is the 119th largest export economy in the world. In 2015, North Korea exported $2.83B and imported $3.47B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $640M.
The top exports of North Korea are Coal Briquettes ($951M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($169M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($153M), Non-Knit Women's Coats ($131M) and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($97.1M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Refined Petroleum ($186M), Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($138M), Delivery Trucks ($108M), Soybean Oil ($104M) and Broadcasting Equipment($59.2M).
The top export destinations of North Korea are China ($2.34 B), India ($97.8M), Pakistan ($43.1M), Burkina Faso ($32.8M) and other Asia ($26.7M).
The top import origins are China ($2.95B), India ($108M), Russia ($78.2M), Thialand ($73.8M) and the Phillipines ($53.2M).
North Korea borders China, South Korea and Russia by land and Japan by sea.
There was a large turnover in military personnel since "W." I have to wonder if former military needs to be called back to assist current circumstances. I would think at the very least Admiral Mullens should be brought in to consult on the Pacific.
Here are a handful (click here) of other recent collisions involving United States Navy vessels at sea — several of which included fatalities.
June 17, 2017: Seven sailors were killed when the Fitzgerald, a destroyer, was broadsided by a Philippines-registered cargo ship, about 60 miles off the coast of Japan. A Navy report released in August found that within 90 seconds of the collision, seawater began rushing through a gaping hole in the starboard hull, filling berths in which sailors had been sleeping. In response to the report’s findings, which blamed the ship’s crew, the Navy relieved two senior officers.
May 9, 2017: A 60- to 70-foot South Korean fishing boat collided with the Lake Champlain, a guided-missile cruiser, on its port side while the cruiser was conducting routine operations in international waters. No one was injured. Fishing boat crew members later said the fishing vessel did not have a radio, so they did not hear the calls from the Navy, a Navy official said at the time....
South Korea? Really!
South Korea has opposed Trump from the beginning. The current South Korean President has rejected the installation of THADD.
