GreyShuck@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 months agoRoyal Navy warships crashed into each other ‘due to faulty rewiring’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: ukraine_war_news@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkRoyal Navy warships crashed into each other ‘due to faulty rewiring’www.theguardian.comGreyShuck@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square6fedilink cross-posted to: ukraine_war_news@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squareLad@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months ago embarrassing blunder that the defence secretary, Grant Shapps, insisted did not reflect incompetence. “HMS Chiddingfold’s motor was wired incorrectly and full ahead gave full astern,” a navy insider said Well Shapps, that sounds like incompetence to me
minus-squareTWeaK@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoI think the mistake itself doesn’t necessarily point to incompetence, however the fact that it wasn’t properly tested and verified does.
minus-squareShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-29 months agoFr, I know 1984 comparisons elicit eyerolls at this point, and for good reason, but come on. “We’re not incompetent, we’re simply incompetent.”
Well Shapps, that sounds like incompetence to me
I think the mistake itself doesn’t necessarily point to incompetence, however the fact that it wasn’t properly tested and verified does.
Fr, I know 1984 comparisons elicit eyerolls at this point, and for good reason, but come on. “We’re not incompetent, we’re simply incompetent.”