U.S. Navy minesweeper runs aground off Philippines

[Mark]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-17/us-navy-ship-runs-aground-off...

The crumpling Sunda plate which causes sinking but also some ground to rise has caught a US Navy Minesweeper off guard when it hit the bottom in water that no doubt used to be deep enough but no longer is.

The USS Guardian below with a crew of 80:

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[ann s.]

Well, well.  A fishing vessel runs aground on the same reef as the U.S Navy minesweeper.  Realistically, the odds of that happening without the presence of Planet X/Nibiru are astronomically high.

Please note how the full CNN article stresses fishermen were "poaching," not the fact a second ship already grounded on the same coral reef.

 

Phillipines arrest Chinese 'poachers' after reef collision

April 12, 2013

Hong Kong (CNN) -- China has urged the Philippines to "guarantee the safety and legitimate rights" of fishermen who have been taken into custody for poaching after their vessel ran aground on the protected Tubbataha Reef...

The coral reef was the same that a U.S. Navy minesweeper ran aground and damaged the reef on January 17.  Earlier this week, Philippine officials said they would be sending the U.S. government a $1.5 million bill for damage to the reef....  http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/world/asia/philippines-china-reef-col...

[Mark]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/30/moored-naval-minesweeper-to-be...

Now they have decided that the minesweeper will have to dismantled to remove it from the reef!

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/27/world/asia/navy-ship-aground/index.ht...

[Howard]

2 Barges Crash into Mississippi Bridge Causing Oil Spill (Jan 27)

The Coast Guard says oil has spilled into the Mississippi after two barges hit a railroad bridge in Vicksburg, and the river is closed for 8 miles in each direction.

Lt. Ryan Gomez says sheen was reported three miles downriver of Vicksburg. The hit occurred about 1:12 a.m. Central time. Gomez says booms were set around the barges to absorb and contain oil.

He says he doesn't know how much oil has leaked or how much the barges carried. He says one may have been damaged by hitting the other barge.

He identifies the tugboat pushing both barges as the Nature's Way Endeavor.

Petty Officer Carlos Vega says that the bridge has been deemed safe for trains and that federal, state and local authorities were heading there to assess damage.

Source

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/27/2-barges-spill-oil-after-colli...

[Howard]

After 4 days of being aground on the reef with salvage operations underway, the USS Guardian is now taking on water.

A statement released on January 19th indicated "initial review of navigation data indicates an error in the location of Tubbataha Reef" on the digital map, which begs the question: then why haven't other ships run aground on this reef?

http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/20/16613592-report-reef-...

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=71553

[Howard]

This crew-less minesweeper is still indefinitely stuck on Tubbataha Reef and is now causing an uproar among those concerned with the reef's ecological vulnerabilities. That the U.S. Navy has been unable to muster any explanation for why one of their fourteen Avenger-class ships while underway from Subic Bay, Philippines to Timor-Leste in Indonesia to participate in a training exercise would find itself essentially abandoned on a coral reef ... speaks volumes.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/20/world/asia/philippines-us-navy-ship-s...

[Carlos Ochoa]

Yes, Howard, absolutely agree with your conclusion, on the type of vessel, the draft of this ship is only: (13 ft = 4 meters), by size and weight, is a light warship, and small.  And especially for shallow depths, as it is a minesweeper.

[Howard]

For an Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship such as the USS Guardian (MCM-5) to run aground on the Tubbataha Reef and remain stranded even at high tide is unthinkable!  This ship is designed to navigate littoral waters in search of coastal mine threats and is equipped with modern navigation and sonar capabilities.  This is clearly not an accident.