Hello, does anyone know what happened to the captain of HMS Nottingham after she ran aground in Australian waters? I know the the ship had to be piggybacked to the U.K. to have extensive repairs made, and also what was the true cause of the grounding and what lead to this incident, Thankyou.
By: Neptune - 24th November 2005 at 15:54
The replacement could possibly not do the job better, but if you don’t try, you’ll never know…
As for the captains, indeed, plenty of people waiting for such promotions and very well motivated to do it better than their predecessor!
By: XN923 - 24th November 2005 at 12:07
There is also the issue that the Navy might well be a lot more likely to be able to find someone sufficiently capable to do the job. As far as the electorate replacing failing governments, there is the pertinent question of will any of the alternatives do the job any better?
By: Neptune - 23rd November 2005 at 16:54
Well, if the people weren’t so stupid, they would get punished for that by the voters in the next elections. Unfortunately people in general are very stupid and don’t see the kind of tricks that politicians come up with just before the elections.
Captains have this in their job, they know that there is always someone ready to replace him without too much trouble. And no matter who’s mistake it was, he’s the responsible one.
By: danrh - 22nd November 2005 at 21:18
Well, as I said, still a normal punishment, he did cause several extra millions of tax payers’ money to be spent on this ship.
Now if only it was that easy to get rid of meddling politicians who regularly cause hundreds of millions of taxpayers dollars to be wasted on thier little pet projects.
Daniel
By: Neptune - 22nd November 2005 at 17:43
Well, as I said, still a normal punishment, he did cause several extra millions of tax payers’ money to be spent on this ship.
By: CAG00 - 22nd November 2005 at 08:24
Thankyou to everyone who responded and answered my questions, Have a Great Night.
By: Bager1968 - 22nd November 2005 at 05:37
While most might view a reprimand in such circumstances to be a minor penalty, in practice it means that he will never receive another promotion, or command of another ship. In fact, he won’t even be given command of a shore establishment, but will be nothing more than an assistant to more senior officers, unless some minor, isolated, unpleasant post command can be found to “bury” him in. He will be looked down on by his fellow officers, even those junior to him. He has a better chance of a tolerable life by retiring as soon as practicable.
By: Neptune - 21st November 2005 at 16:30
Logical, it’s his responsability.
By: Ja Worsley - 21st November 2005 at 12:41
I also hear that the Captain has retired as well after the inccident, the wisper is that he was forced into it.
By: Saturn5 - 18th November 2005 at 10:04
The captain and the navigator were reprimanded. The second-in-command, and the officer of the watch were dismissed from their duties.
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