White House tells Navy to keep destroyer McCain ‘out of sight’ during Trump visit to Japan, report saysA tarp was draped over the ship’s name, and sailors wearing caps bearing the name John S. McCain were given the day off to avoid potential sightings.By Jon Simkins5 years ago
In the aftermath of the Fitzgerald collision, months of legal fury end in a whimperQuestions continue about whether missteps by senior Navy leaders helped to scuttle the criminal cases against two officers of the doomed destroyer.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 years ago
Report: lack of a senior quartermaster contributed to Fitz disasterA secret Navy report into the 2017 disaster that killed seven sailors found the warship had been without the vital watchstander since 2015.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 years ago
A warship doomed by ‘confusion, indecision, and ultimately panic’ on the bridgeA secret Navy report looks at the ways leaders could have averted the deadly destroyer Fitzgerald collision.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 years ago
Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn’t want you to readIt was kept secret from the public in part because it was designed to prep the Navy for potential lawsuits in the aftermath of the accident.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 years ago
One year later, McCain sailors and families locked in legal battle with oil tanker ownerDozens of McCain sailors and relatives of the 10 shipmates who died in the collision last year are seeking more than $60 million in damages from the owners of the Alnic MC tanker.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 years ago
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