nafod40 wrote:

Gord Beaman wrote:
(Pechs1) wrote:


D- Yeah, poor him. How many people died? BRBR

Why don't you look at the whole picture. CO was running the CV, doing flight
ops at night and the dhow was dead in the water. Didn't the 'CO' of the dhow
have a clue?(no!) The accident was HIS fault, not the CO of the CV.
P. C. Chisholm

Bull.

While I have all sympathy for the trials and tribulations for a
Capt of a carrier maneuvering to pick up a possibly damaged
aircraft while dodging other watercraft they are just that,
'things to be avoided'...he didn't take the NECESSARY care and
killed people...ergo...

I bet if it had been an island, he'd have turned.

From a safety standpoint, both parties had opportunities to avoid the
incident. But as they say, if this incident was a bacon and egg
breakfast, the CO was the chicken, and the dhow skipper was the pig.

I'd have moved my dhow.

Doesn't sound fair to me...the dhow had full rights to be in his
position in the ocean, the carrier tried to usurp that
right...pretty simple I'd say.

You park your car in a public parking slot on a street, some jerk
totals it with his car...who's at fault?

Takes a big brain to figure that one out...
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-Gord.
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