8-22-17

Monday the USS McCain collided a merchant vessel, marking the 4th incident in the past year at the Navy. 

These ships share similarities, they are all based in Yokosuka Naval Base, and the USS McCain & USS Fitzgerald are both part of Destroyer Squadron 15 and the Seventh Fleet.
While accidents and mistakes do happen, the number of collisions in the past year is extremely rare, and it is now within the realm of possibility that these accidents were not accidents. Both China and Russia have tested their cyber-warfare capabilities at sea with success.

DD Note: Our prayers for the sailers and their families.

USS McCain hacked? Watch: Statement from Chief of Naval Operations on USS John S. McCain

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US Navy Ship USS John S. McCain Limps Into Singapore Naval Base After Collision

Video shows the damaged warship USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) arriving at Changi Naval Base Aug 21, 2017. The destroyer was involved in a collision with a civilian ship on off the coast of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca in the South China Sea, which left 10 navy sailors missing.

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Did The Chinese Target The USS John McCain

Did the Chinesse target the USS John McCain, Seems that the New world Order is well under way and the destruction of democracy and Nationalism fits into the plan. After all Trump has released his new war plan that targets Afghanistan with a hint of the far East included but yet vaguely. Then we see the sanctions again this time besides Russia China is included, no doubt retailiation for The USS John McCain incident.

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Is China Ticked Off With The US?

US hits Russian, Chinese entities with sanctions over aid to North Korea

The move follows a war of words between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korean missile tests

The United States hit several mainly Chinese and Russian companies and individuals with sanctions on Tuesday, claiming they had violated US sanctions and UN resolutions aimed at curtailing North Korea’s nuclear program.

The ten firms have been reprimanded largely for trading with North Korean-owned energy and labor companies that have previously been designated by the US, although two Chinese-based and one Russian entity were designated for dealing with companies known to be involved in the North’s pursuit of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).

“Treasury will continue to increase pressure on North Korea by targeting those who support the advancement of nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and isolating them from the American financial system,” said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin in a statement release by the department.

“It is unacceptable for individuals and companies in China, Russia, and elsewhere to enable North Korea to generate income used to develop weapons of mass destruction and destabilize the region. We are taking actions consistent with UN sanctions to show that there are consequences for defying sanctions and providing support to North Korea, and to deter this activity in the future.”

The imposition of sanctions mean that US citizens are prohibited from dealing with the named companies, and any property or interests they have in the US will be blocked, the statement said.

The move follows a war of words between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korean missile tests that show it is capable of reaching the US mainland.

US President Donald Trump has also threatened “fire and fury” if the North continues to “make … more threats to the United States”, and the regime of Kim Jung-Un has fired back with similarly fiery rhetoric.

China’s Dandong Rich Earth Trading Co., Russian-owned Gefest-M LLC and Mingzheng International Trading were all designated for alleged complicity in North Korea’s WMD program.

Dandong was designated for purchasing of vanadium ore from a front company for the country’s atomic energy agency, with Treasury noting that a UN Security Council Resolution “requires member states like China to prohibit the procurement of vanadium ore from North Korea”

Gefest was said by the US to have been engaged in procuring metals for a front company of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences, purportedly a key player in the regime’s development of nuclear weapons.

Three Russian individuals and two Singaporean companies and were rapped for selling oil to Jong-Un’s government.

Three Chinese entities and one individual were also rapped for buying coal from North Korean companies, which the US says is a chief source of income that allows the government to fund their weapons programs.

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Systemic problems to blame for another US warship collision?

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‘Some remains’ of missing 10 sailors found after collision, admiral says

“Some remains” of 10 missing US sailors have been found after the collision between the US destroyer John S. McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore, US Navy Adm. Scott Swift said Tuesday.

Navy and Marine Corps divers found the remains in the sealed compartments aboard the McCain, said Swift, commander of the Pacific Fleet.

The Royal Malaysian Navy has located one body at sea, and officials are working to determine if it is one of the missing sailors, he said. Divers have also located others.

US military divers continue to search the flooded areas of the McCain. Ships and planes are scouring the seas east of Singapore. Divers will also assess the extent of damage to the warship, which is docked at a Singapore naval facility, according to the Navy.

“Until we have exhausted any potential of recovering survivors or bodies, the search and rescue efforts will continue,” Swift said.

The guided-missile destroyer and the merchant vessel collided Monday east of the Malacca Strait, the fourth time a US warship has been involved in an accident in Asian waters this year.

The collision prompted the Navy to order a rare, one-day operational pause.

“This trend demands more forceful action,” Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, said. Swift said the Pacific Fleet will complete the operational pause by next Monday. 

Swift also said there will be “a deliberate reset for our ships focused on a number of areas, such as navigation, ship’s mechanical systems and bridge resource management.” A reset refers to the restoration of unit or equipment capability and readiness.

“It will involve training and assessment by a team of experts,” he said.

At least seven vessels from the Malaysian and Singapore navies, plus military aircraft from the USS America, are involved in the search near one of the world’s most congested shipping lanes.

A Malaysian official said Monday the sea in the area was “quite rough,” with waves up to 1 meter (3-feet) high.

One of the missing seamen was named as Petty Officer Logan Palmer in a Facebook post by US Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois, who said he was in touch with Palmer’s family.

Five sailors were injured in the crash, and a Singaporean air force helicopter airlifted four of them to a Singapore hospital.

What caused the accident?

The McCain suffered a steering failure as the warship was beginning its approach into the Strait of Malacca, causing it to collide with a commercial tanker, a Navy official told CNN.

The official said it was unclear why the crew couldn’t use the ship’s backup steering systems to maintain control.

Earlier, another US Navy official told CNN there were indications the destroyer experienced a loss of steering right before the collision, but steering had been regained afterward.

Swift lauded the “damage control efforts of the crew,” such as helping injured sailors and fighting to control the flooding and stability of the ship.

“John S. McCain was up and running as an operational ship almost immediately after the collision. It was quite extraordinary,” he said.

The McCain has been towed to Singapore’s Changi Naval Base. The other ship, the Alnic MC, a 600-foot, Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker, was towed to Singapore’s eastern anchorage for inspection.

Monday’s collision bears a resemblance to an incident in June involving the USS Fitzgerald, which collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan and led to the deaths of seven US sailors.

In addition, the USS Lake Champlain hit a South Korean fishing boat in May, and the USS Antietam ran aground off the coast of Japan in January.

A spate of US Navy warship accidents in Asia since January

Lawmakers and defense analysts have warned that longer deployments for ships and less time and money for maintenance and training could be playing a role in the accidents.

A press release on the McCain last week said the crew had completed 350 maintenance and repair jobs while at sea. At least 100 of those were classified as “depot-level” jobs that would usually be conducted at a shipyard.

“We are not letting this deployment eat away at our material readiness,” said Cmdr. Jessie Sanchez, the executive officer of McCain. “We continue to maintain our upkeep, so that when we come back, we are just as good if not better than when we left.”

There was no indication the collision was intentional or evidence the ship was the target of a cyberattack, but investigators would not discount these possibilities, Richardson told reporters.

“We are taking a look at all (options) as we did with the (USS) Fitzgerald as well,” he said. 

What actions are being taken?

The spate of accidents suggests there could be a more systemic issue.

“This is the second major collision in the last three months, and is the latest in a series of major incidents, particularly in the Pacific theater,” Richardson said as he announced the operational pause.

The United States has ordered a “comprehensive review,” which Defense Secretary James Mattis said “will determine any of the causal factors, to determine what’s going on — both immediate contributors to this incident but also any related factors.”

The review will take place over a week in a series of 24-hour periods during which on-board actions, as well as leadership and operational procedures, will be examined.

Speaking at the Osan Air Base in South Korea, Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the US forces in the Pacific, said the pause would not have an effect on the ability “to defend our nation and our allies.”

The McCain, named for Sen. John McCain’s father and grandfather, both of whom were Navy admirals, is one of 84 US warships equipped with the Aegis missile defense system, which has been touted as a possible counter to any North Korean missile launch.

Swift said he was not concerned that the number of ships out of commission would affect the Navy’s ability to respond to threats in the region.

“We have a deep bench,” he said. “I’ve got 140,000 sailors that report for duty in the Pacific Fleet every day. I have over 200 ships assigned to me, 60% of the United States Navy is assigned to the Pacific Fleet, so I am highly confident we can respond to any guidance or direction.”

Nevertheless, Swift said, “We are very concerned about the four incidents.” 

Retired Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, a CNN diplomatic and military analyst, said the Navy will look at a number of factors to try to understand if there’s a systemic problem.

“They’ll look at the quality of leadership at all levels, the amount and the quality of training that commanders have been able to get done, shipboard watch-standing procedures and qualifications, and system and equipment readiness,” Kirby said.

“I suspect they will also want to consider the degree to which the budget uncertainty of the last few years has likewise affected any of those factors.” 

Criticism in Chinese press

An opinion piece in the state-run China Daily newspaper criticized the wave of accidents, saying the US Navy was becoming “a hazard in Asian waters.”

“It may be hard for people to understand why US warships are unable to avoid other vessels since they are equipped with the world’s most sophisticated radar and electronic tracking systems, and aided by crew members on constant watch,” said the unbylined piece published in the English-language daily.

Calling the Navy a “dangerous obstacle” and an “increasing hindrance to ships sailing in Asian waters,” it said there was “no denying the fact that the increased activities by US warships in Asia-Pacific since Washington initiated its rebalancing to the region are making them a growing risk to commercial shipping.”

It added that investigations into the cause of the Fitzgerald collision in June “shed some light on the way US warships tend to sail without observing maritime traffic rules and the sloppiness of their crews.”

Source Ryan Browne and Joe Sterling contributed to this report.

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