Comments on: Captain Of U.S. Aircraft Carrier Canned

News That Smoking Caused $70M Fire On Nuclear-Powered Vessel Prompts Navy To Act

[whiskyrokkr]

He get''s canned because some idiot was smoking where he was not supposed to.

[pensacola88]

Safety officers have always told us, "The larger the unit, the larger the risk."

Navy Carriers are anything but glamourours when they are actually conducting full time mission operations.

The crew members are frequently exposed to a long series of hazards and fight to break the chain of events that lead to a disaster all the time by executing checklists.

Continual 12+ hour work days and split-shifts don''t help get those checklists completed.

[TommyCraig]

"Yet, the Navy allows it in one of the most dangerous work environments on the planet"!
Posted by mcdonaj3 at 11:04 AM : Jul 31, 2008
Were you in the Navy? Who said that they allowed smoking in those areas? Again, it could have just as easily been oil soaked rags.

[TommyCraig]

"It is "rumored" that McCain "wet started" his jet and the flareout of flames from his exhaust setoff missiles on the plane behind his.
The nickname for the Forrestal was "USS Zippo"..."
Posted by IOWEIGN at 11:02 AM : Jul 31, 2008
You guys just aren''t right...Have a great day..

[mcdonaj3]

Hello Navy, are you there? Smoking is banned in restaurants, most businesses, and public places for health reasons if no other. Yet, the Navy allows it in one of the most dangerous work environments on the planet! Wow, seems like some other folks should be fired as well.

[ioweign]

"Wow! Where was McCain`s plane"?
Posted by Nancy_Naive at 10:44 AM : Jul 31, 2008
Be nice nancy, it wasn''''t his plane that burned the Forrestall. But, he was next to it.

Posted by tcandrews62 at 10:49 AM : Jul 31, 2008

It is "rumored" that McCain "wet started" his jet and the flareout of flames from his exhaust setoff missiles on the plane behind his.

The nickname for the Forrestal was "USS Zippo"...

[observer2020]

GOP_forever: You are the type of "being" that is such a waste of oxygen and natural resources. Women, for the most part, know how to read and follow rules....it''s (most) men who think that rules and signs are made for others. It was a man, more than likely, that was the guilty party that "thought" (and I use that term very loosely, as all women know that most men can''t think) that the No Smoking was there for others and not him. Being a "lifer" in the military, I smoke where/when told and no where else and make sure my commander''s back is watched and protected. I know my actions refelct directly on my commander so I make sure I don''t do anything wrong and do my job exceptionally well, as I always have. So salute when you put down women in the military--or any place else, for that matter.

[TommyCraig]

"Wow! Where was McCain`s plane"?
Posted by Nancy_Naive at 10:44 AM : Jul 31, 2008
Be nice nancy, it wasn''t his plane that burned the Forrestall. But, he was next to it.

[newsjunky5]

I''ve been trying to tell people about how these things are handled. The commander was relieved of duty because it happened on his ship. He''s in charge of it and what happens on it. He wasn''t the one smoking, nor the one who stored flammables wrong. But he is in charge, and that''s a huge responsibility. They didn''t create the position for his personal glory.
So should we have relieved the Commander in Chief after the bungles that led to 9/11. Not glorified him as the poor embattled president, and a whiney victim.

[TommyCraig]

They really don''t know if it was smoking. They said there was oil containers. It may have started from oil soaked rags. The skip was fired because the containers were improperly stored. This should have been caught on safety inspections. Goes back to attention to detail...

[observer2020]

GOP_forever: Did you ever have a mother? Bet you treated her like dirt under your shoes. Women have every right to do anything they want, just as men have the luxury of...what century is this? Anyway, this was obviously a preventable accident. That''s what training and exercises are for...prepare, prepare, prepare, then when the worst happens, you go directly into training mode and just do what needs to be done without thinking about it. Sounds like they need to ramp up their fire alarm exercises. When in the military, anything you do reflects directly on your commander. As commander, they know this...and as a subordinate, you had better know this and do your best for your commander.

[xmanborg]

70 million dollars in damages thats pretty hard to believe. 70 million dollars what did it do destroy 1/4 of the ship.

Once again the MILITARY over chargs so they can divert $$$$$$ to their secret UFO program or Under Water Basket Weaving Program.

[Gary Kempf]

Thank God no one died, The C.O. and X.O.''s career is done.

The Smoking Lamp is out.....

[mitdgreenb]

A whole career, up in smoke. Fortunately, it was not a whole carrier.