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U.S. aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship in Mediterranean Sea.
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Port Said is the entrance to the Suez canal. Ships congregate there while waiting to transit.
Yeah, I get that. Standard operating procedure for something as valuable as an aircraft carrier should still be to schedule transit so that it can sit in a position protected by escorts until it is it's turn to go.
Realistically, the carrier should probably have half it's escorts go first and form a protective envelope on the destination side before it enters, then the remaining escorts follow providing rear cover.
A ship getting there by accident means someone also could have done it on purpose without the crew knowing it was an attack (this time)
Its sloppy at best, neglegent at worst and not a good look either way.
US ships don't wait around to enter the Suez. They coordinate with the US consulate in Egypt to ensure timely transits. Despite all of the technology and lookout requirements, these giant ships are still ponderously slow to maneuver, so my assumption is that this collision occurred due to emergent factors like changing weather conditions rather than just simple human error.