Was USS John S. McCain hacked before collision?

[UCmeNdc]

Amid reports that the destroyer USS John S. McCain lost steering just before collision with an oil tanker, experts have speculated the possibility of hacking as the cause of the incident.

The US Navy ordered an investigation into its entire 7th Fleet, based in Japan, after the incident in the Strait of Malacca early Monday morning. Navy Admiral John Richardson later clarified in a Twitter post that the review would include the possibility of cyber intrusion or sabotage.

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/was-uss-john-s-mccain-hacked-before-collision/

[Achilleaze]

1. Did republican Comrade Casino's russian accomplices do the hacking?

Ya got to wonder when the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief spent so much time pissing on the actual honorable military service of the ship named after the family of Senator John McCain ?

The republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief would not stoop so low as to put his russian BFFs up to this heinous, traitorous shit, would he?

[longship]

2. The USS McCain is not named after the US Senator!

It is named after his grandfather and his father, both of whom were US Navy Admirals.

[Achilleaze]

3. Thanks

will edit to correct

[Jim__]

4. I hope that's not the case.

I would expect our military equipment to be extremely secure.

[Not Ruth]

5. It might have been hacked after collision

Erasing the cause of the collision, so,that collisions keeps occurring. That would be craftier.

[raven mad]

6. Adm. Richardson is very capable and very intelligent.

I think he'll make sure EVERY area is investigated. Hackers today are a LOT better than we anticipate. Not that it would necessarily be an anti-U.S. power that pulled it off, but if it was, and they killed/lost our sailors? Hell to pay, for sure - my dad-in-law would return from his grave to take some payback.

[Renew Deal]

7. Hacking doesn't have to be remote

[Not Ruth]

8. And it does not need computers

If someone steers right when the should have steered left, that is hacking

[Renew Deal]

11. Good point

[SweetieD]

14. Hmm that is not hacking that is sabotage. Are you saying the US navymen are intentionally

steering in the wrong direction? Why would they do that?

[Not Ruth]

15. Sleeper cells

And I consider that real world hacking

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

16. hooooooo boy...............

eom

[PearliePoo2]

9. I was just talking to my nephew yesterday about this. He's a recently retired Navy officer.

He says it's complicated but he feels basic training is mis-directed. Power point presentations aren't cutting it. Sailors are't getting real life scenario training on what to do when shit happens that they haven't been taught on computer programs or power-point.
The Navy is trying to save money by going this route and now it's biting them in the ass. He doesn't believe (at this time) that there is hacking or cyber intrusion.
He also said that the Navy is failing their recent major inspections, getting a majority of "Off track" grades.
He is pessimistic about the Navy now being an effective fighting force.

[cloudbase]

10. There's too much reliance on the technology

available on the bridge of a modern ship, none of which removes the burden
of keeping an alert watch.

cloudbase-retired merchant marine officer

[PearliePoo2]

13. Where were the lookouts? There are supposed to be people reporting what their eyes are seeing.

See a target, see red or green, white mast lights? How many points off the bow, beam, stern, port or starboard?
This is just basic shit. Maybe they're reporting this information but the officer on duty isn't processing it.
Whatever it is, something is very, very wrong.

[Trust Buster]

12. I didn't know that the human eyeball could be hacked. Learn something new everyday.