THill99

I don't believe your article discussed any possible fault on the part of the other ships. Was there any?

Thanks all for your great replies to my simple question. Fifty years ago I was a USN Supply Corps officer, so never was an underway officer of the deck. However, the one thing I remember from my OCS navigation course is that when another ship is at a constant bearing but decreasing range, the two ships are on a collision course, and action needs to be taken. So those in charge of both ships should have been aware, and it does make sense that both are responsible to at least some degree.