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Africa North
Aircraft Carrier Truman Collision.
2025-02-13


Courtesy of NoMoreBS, the ABC report is here
Posted by:Thing From Snowy Mountain

#8  Although Sal Mercogliano is pretty good.

Seems like he did his homework. Unless you mean an official source like CNN (bees pee upon them).

On a positive note, although a capital ship of the the US Navy has collided with a bulk carrier, at least the cargo ship was not filled with oil-soaked ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
Posted by: SteveS   2025-02-13 21:28  

#7  I meant "that's the best link I can find for now." Which wasn't an official source.

Although Sal Mercogliano is pretty good.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2025-02-13 21:10  

#6  Frank that is the 64 million dollar question
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-02-13 16:08  

#5  How did the Carrier Escorts not intervene before it got close?
Posted by: Frank G   2025-02-13 16:00  

#4  It was a Turkish vessel Ahhhhhh.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-02-13 15:12  

#3  Truman hasn't been damaged but no word on the shipping boat. It was a Turkish vessel flagged in Panama.
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-02-13 14:54  

#2  You did it right, dear Snowy Thing — it just wanted a moderator to open the article, then close it without changing anything whatsoever. So I did that, et voilá! :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-02-13 14:26  

#1  That's the best I can do for now.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2025-02-13 14:08  

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