In article , pechs1
@aol.com says...
D- Yeah, poor him. How many people died? BRBR

Why don't you look at the whole picture. CO was running the CV, doing flight
ops at night and the dhow was dead in the water. Didn't the 'CO' of the dhow
have a clue?(no!) The accident was HIS fault, not the CO of the CV.
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Sorry to butt in here but...

I posted a message back when this was "new" news, so forgive me if
anyone has heartburn about the re-stating:

I qualified OOD on the LINCOLN in 2001 and was conning officer on the
deployment before that. The Gulf is a busy place, and the Nimitz class
carriers aren't really designed to be in those close quarters. Most of
the dhows will give you some, not a lot, but some, space when you are
conducting flight ops. Some won't, out of spite or because they just
don't care. You have to be aware of them at all times.

In my PERSONAL opinion, the entire team failed the CO. The TAO, CIC
watch officer, TOP watch, look outs, and the entire bridge team.

Spending lots of time on the bridge, my opinion is that bridge team
should have given lots of warning and suggestions for avoiding
collision. The bridge team, and the enlisted look outs, either have
windows or are actually outside. Night vision, binoculars, and regular
eyeballs are always available in addition to the numerous radars.

The CO is responsible, but I'm sure others were also held accountable.

Just my personal opinion.