News_Editor Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 A US Navy warship rescued five Filipino fishermen on Wednesday after helicopter pilots spotted them flashing a lighter in the middle of the night while standing on the roof of their sinking boat, officials said. The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell, which was closest to the scene, launched two boats to rescue them. The carrier and accompanying warships are patrolling the South China Sea in a show of American power in waters where China has been squabbling with neighbors such as Vietnam and the Philippines over who has the control of a string of tiny islands.—AP Source: Irrawaddy.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 flashing a lighter Pretty good infrared systems on board I would say. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Moved to S.E. Asian Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonray Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 The signature of missile launch will blind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechguy Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 The signature of missile launch will blind them. I'm pretty sure they have procedures for that situation. Good job by the Navy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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