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Kermit, read this and all former Navel people

Postby Igeteven » Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:52 am

Navy to cut up ship stranded on reef


http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/world/asi ... ?hpt=hp_t2

This is the one I ask you about losing his command.
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Re: Kermit, read this and all former Navel people

Postby Kermit » Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:33 pm

Everyone is a navel person but God, even the painting of Adam and Eve show them with a navel. I'm not sure how that works.
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Re: Kermit, read this and all former Navel people

Postby Crazykid » Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:44 pm

maybe he wants to see yours when your having breakfast at that hotel?
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Re: Kermit, read this and all former Navel people

Postby Igeteven » Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:47 pm

I have no idea what this ship costs, however, the tax payers lost a big hunk of change over this.


I doubt he will ever again command a ship.
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Re: Kermit, read this and all former Navel people

Postby MaryS » Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:22 pm

http://jonathanturley.org/2013/01/31/gr ... mage-reef/
Green Navy: U.S. To Cut Up $277 Million Minesweeper Rather Than Further Damage Reef


It appears that the digital navigational chart in use by the Guardian had the wrong location of the reef by about eight nautical miles
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