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122 DEG T SPD 25

CC

CH

CC PASSES DOWN STBD SIDE AT 800 YDS ON RECIPROCAL COURSE

DD 990

OOD COMES LEFT TO OVERTAKE CH ON HER PORT SIDE

OOD COMES TO 122T TO CONFORM TO NAV TRACK !!!

SUMMARY OF CRITICAL ERRORS

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MATSUMI MARU NR 7’S BOW STRIKES INGERSOLL’S STARBOARD SIDE IN THE VICINITY OF FRAME 28, CREATING A RAGGED TEAR AFT TO FRAME 127 TO A HEIGHT 4 FEET ABOVE THE WATERLINE

THE MARU’S BULBOUS BOW UNDERWATER HULL PROJECTION STRIKES THE INGERSOLL BELOW THE WATERLINE. THE CO ORDERS ALL STOP, LEFT 10 DEGREES RUDDER.

MARU’S ANCHOR REMAINS STUCK IN THE STARBOARD SIDE OF INGERSOLL. .

3 HOURS LATER MARU’S ANCHOR CHAIN IS CUT.

BOTH DEPART, INGERSOLL INITIALLY AT 5 KNOTS -- ARIVES SINGAPORE NEXT DAY FOR VOYAGE REPAIRS.

$10 MILLION DOLLARS IN REPAIRS.

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