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From: tarquin@zen.co.uk (Ian Mitchell )
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Navy Accidents...
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Date: 9 Nov 89 15:34:58 GMT
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From: tarquin@zen.co.uk (Ian Mitchell )

In article <11071@cbnews.ATT.COM> djenner@Sun.COM (Doug Jenner) writes:
:
:In article <11026@cbnews.ATT.COM> you write:
:>
:[mod.note:    The Eisenhower accident seems pretty odd...  that must have
:>been some wave !  Is it routine to operate the elevators in such weather ?
:>- Bill ]
:
:NPR reports that the swells were 4-6 ft. when the accident occured.  This
:is considered `moderate' seas and shouldn't cause any disruption to carrier
:Ops.  Apparently the the wave that swept the elevator was a freak and was
:therefore completely unexpected.

I find all this surprising.  Don't ships have lookouts any more?  Just where
could the wave have come from?

Tarqs [the maritime]