U.S. Navy Stops Rescue Efforts
The Duffel Blog announced that the U.S. Navy will no longer rescue sailors who fall overboard at sea.
http://www.duffelblog.com/2017...
That makes sense. Do you know how hard it is to find someone in the water wearing the Navy working uniform?
Fortunately, the Navy is phasing out this uniform in 2019.
If I ever fall into the ocean, I want to be wearing something that would make it easy to find me.
Like this:
Note: The Duffel Blog is a satirical look at the military and is a parody of news organizations.
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Unfortunately, we recently lost several sailors in a collision between a Navy destroyer and a civilian cargo ship off the coast of Japan.
Now they have to put notices up everywhere saying:
"Please, Sailors, don't fall overboard, because that is the last thing you will ever do":)
Thanks Glen,
I read this on the link
The decision, which will officially start next month, was approved this morning by Adm. John Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations. It follows the discovery of Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Mims hiding in the engine room of the USS Shiloh, a week after the sailor was reported overboard. Eight U.S. and Japanese warships spent four days searching for him.
I just wonder why was he hiding???
I don't know if that would be a good uniform. The fishes could mistake the sailor for a hamburger.
I hope that sailor was correctly relocated to the brig Glen! I'd love to be at his Captain's Mast!!
I was assigned to a destroyer escort years and years ago. We lost one sailor who was washed overboard at night during heavy seas. (He was the aft lookout.) We also had one jump from the superstructure while in port. Since It was a failed suicide attempt, he was taken to the hospital.
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Thanks for the information.