Inside The Struggle For Survival Onboard The USS Fitzgerald. Just days before the USS John S. Mc. Cain was involved in the U. S. Navys latest collision at sea, the Navy released a report on the June accident involving the USS Fitzgerald which caused the death of seven sailors. The report is a supplement to the line of duty investigation being conducted and details the circumstances of the deaths of seven sailors who drowned after the berthing compartment in which they were sleeping became flooded in under a minute. Nero 7 Utorrent For Iphone there. Something tragic happened off the coast of Japan on June 1. Its not entirely clear how itRead more Read. Because of the collision the Fitzgeralds commanding officer, executive officer and the top enlisted sailor were relieved of their duties and will face non judicial punishment for their roles in the destroyers accident. The twin at sea accidents have caused ripples across the Navy. Adm. 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The large hole from the bulbous bow of the ACX Crystal allowed so much water to rush in quickly that no damage control efforts would have prevented the berthing compartment from flooding completely within two minutes. The window for survival was minimal but the sailors approached the task with calmness and an orderly process that allowed most to survive. The Collision. The Fitzgerald left Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan early on the morning of June 1. Less than 2. 4 hours later, early on the morning of June 1. The sea was calm with waves between two to four feet. Rise Of Nations Patch 1.04' title='Rise Of Nations Patch 1.04' />If the predicted effects of climate change, from sea level rise to more intense storms, indicates one thing to South Floridas ecologists, its that the urgency. Mindspark Interactive. Help Uninstall EULA Privacy. The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum. The word potato may refer either to the plant itself or to the edible tuber. The 1 resource for facts, pictures and videos about The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and moreThe moon was bright with scattered cloud cover and visibility was unrestricted. Fitzgerald was operating in the standard condition of darkened ship, meaning all exterior lighting was secured except for the navigation lights, and interior lighting was set to red to reflect the nighttime conditions. The destroyer was set for condition Modified Zebra, which means that all doors and hatches at the main deck and decks below were shut to help create boundaries within the ship that could contain flooding or fire should one occur while underway. Should a casualty happen, these boundaries would hopefully compartmentalize the damage, preventing fire or flooding to spread rapidly throughout the ship. Approximately 1 3. Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal collided. Empire_Earth_4.jpg' alt='Rise Of Nations Patch 1.04' title='Rise Of Nations Patch 1.04' />As previously disclosed, the port left side of the ACX Crystals bow struck the starboard right side of the destroyer above the waterline, while beneath the waves, the bulbous bow of the container ship hit the warship, puncturing the hull and creating a hole nearly 1. The second and third decks were torn into and water poured into Auxiliary Machine Room 1 AUX 1 and pushed the wall separating AUX 1 from Berthing 2 inward, bending it to a nearly 9. Berthing 2, with beds for 4. Immediately following the collision, Fitzgerald had a 1. However, as the water rushed into the ship through Berthing 2 below the waterline, the destroyer became heavier and sank further into the water and the port list quickly became a starboard list of seven degrees. Rar Key 7.0 Serial there. External communications were immediately lost and power to the forward part of the ship was also lost. The running, or navigation, lights atop the destroyers mast were duly changed to what is called red over red. One red light over another is the internationally recognized indication that the vessel is not able to maneuver as expected as an incident has occurred. Berthing 2. As mentioned above, Berthing 2 is able to house 4. Fitzgeralds main deck. The space runs from the port side to the starboard side and is approximately 2. The overhead, or ceiling, is about 1. The 4. 2 beds are stacked three high, meaning there are 1. TV, table and chairs and a sofa for those assigned to Berthing 2 to relax. At 1 3. 0 a. m., the space was lit only via red light to match that the of darkened ship. Berthing 2 has three points of exit, two of which are on the port side. Only 3. 5 of the possible 4. Berthing 2 at the time of impact. Five others were on watch and two were not on board. Twenty eight sailors would escape the compartment but seven, fatally, would not. As would be expected, confusion ruled in the moments following the collision. Some sailors who survived reported that they were unsure what had happened while others slept through those first moments. Almost immediately, warning cries went out including, Get out, and Water on deck It has been estimated by survivors that Berthing 2 was nearly flooded within up to 6. Water was waist deep as sailors began to scramble up a ladder to safety as all manner of debris began swirling around the rushing water. Mattresses, furniture, wall lockers and even an exercise bicycle clogged the aisles, making the task of escaping for those trapped all the more perilous. With power out to the forward portion of the ship, not even the red lighting was on. Instead, lighting was coming from battle lanterns which hang from the ceiling. W_wa3puo.jpg' alt='Rise Of Nations Patch 1.04' title='Rise Of Nations Patch 1.04' />In near total darkness, dodging debris and the onrushing sea, 3. Despite the situations calamity, sailors reported that the attempted exodus from Berthing 2 was calm and orderly. The sailors lined up on the port side of the berthing space to exit via the port side ladder. E.png.5b17590db2b0d9d0790b484bfd4e45d6.png' alt='Rise Of Nations Patch 1.04' title='Rise Of Nations Patch 1.04' />There was no rush, no pushing and fighting to get out first, and sailors were helping other sailors who were in need, even though at this point water was up to most of their necks. At the bottom of the port ladder, two sailors were leading the exit from Berthing 2, making sure the egress was done in the quickest manner possible as the water continued to rise from the hole in Fitzgeralds hull. With it no longer possible to be at the bottom of the ladder, the two sailors were eventually forced to exit. Making sure no other sailors could be seen in the churning water, these two climbed the ladder and moved to the next level, moving though the watertight scuttle thatonce closedwould keep the flooding contained below. Though now in Berthing 1 and in relative safety, these two sailors continued to search for those who may be trapped below. Reaching into the dark water over and over again hoping to find someone still struggling to escape Berthing 2, their efforts were rewarded, as two more shipmates were found. Those two were completely underwater, pulled through the watertight scuttle and away from certain death. The last sailor to be pulled through the watertight scuttle told investigators that he had been in the head bathroom at the time of impact.