Norfolk-based destroyer runs aground in Black Sea
NORFOLK (AP) — The Navy says the Norfolk-based destroyer Barry is being inspected for damage after it ran aground in the Black Sea.
Officials say the ship ran aground Thursday as it was preparing to dock at a port in Turkey. Tugs were able to free the ship with assistance from Turkish coast guard divers and is moored at the Samsun pier.
The Navy expects the ship to be able to continue its trip. An investigation into the incident also is planned.
The Barry left Norfolk in August to join a standing naval maritime group overseas to assist NATO, participate in training exercises with allies and make diplomatic port calls.
http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_local_102408_uss_barry_aground_.1443a274e.html
By: kato - 25th October 2008 at 21:00
So it isn’t like the CO or the OOD wasn’t paying attention and drove the ship onto the sand bar.
Actually, if the pilot wasn’t in charge while onboard and during a docking operation, it would make ports worldwide become rather … reserved when dealing with any USN ships.
By: hawkdriver05 - 25th October 2008 at 20:33
That Captains carreer is over.
By: sferrin - 24th October 2008 at 21:31
There is more to it than that.
http://informationdissemination.blogspot.com/2008/10/navys-unforgivable-sin.htmlSo it isn’t like the CO or the OOD wasn’t paying attention and drove the ship onto the sand bar.
Good to hear. 🙂
By: Tango III - 24th October 2008 at 21:24
Apparently the entrance of the harbor was shallower than indicated in the charts thus causing the ship to sit upon a sandbank.
According to another site:
http://turkishnavy.blogspot.com/2008/10/uss-barry-ran-aground-in-samsun.html
By: AegisFC - 24th October 2008 at 20:52
There is more to it than that.
http://informationdissemination.blogspot.com/2008/10/navys-unforgivable-sin.html
The destroyer was being maneuvered by tugs in the Black Sea port of Samsun, Turkey, when the aft section of the ship became caught on a sand bar, said Cmdr. Scott Miller, a 6th Fleet spokesman. No one was hurt.
And…
A Turkish harbor pilot was aboard the Barry when the ship grounded, according to a Pentagon official, but it isn’t clear if the pilot was in charge of navigating the ship or the ship’s crew was in control.
So it isn’t like the CO or the OOD wasn’t paying attention and drove the ship onto the sand bar.
By: Rodolfo - 24th October 2008 at 20:35
Burke. Beautiful lines.
By: sferrin - 24th October 2008 at 18:41
Do they still allow keel-hauling? 😮
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