US Navy: Warships on a collision course

It's only a short video, but it's sure to make even the most hardened sailor look up: Two warships in immediate need of manoeuvring!

In early December, a situation arose in San Diego Bay in which the 16,000-tonne dock landing ship LSD 49 "USS Harpers Ferry" and the destroyer DDG 92 "USS Momsen" were on a collision course. A swift evasive manoeuvre by the destroyer resolved the situation before the much more inert amphibious vessel could show any discernible reaction.

Now the superior authorities in the U.S. Pacific Fleet are once again dealing with navigational safety on board.

To experience - and learn.

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Source: Stern