Top Navy Officers Fired In Ongoing Leadership Shake-Up After Deadly Collisions
The U.S. 7th Fleet said Tuesday that this summer's crash of the USS John S. McCain was preventable. The August collision was the latest in a string of Navy mishaps in the Pacific this year.
by Amy Held
Oct 11, 2017
2 minutes
This summer's fatal collision between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker ship off the coast of Singapore was "preventable," the U.S. Navy said Tuesday while announcing that the ship's commander and his deputy have been relieved of their duties.
The U.S. 7th Fleet, based in Japan, that commanding
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