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Surface warfare officers cautiously optimistic about changes since Fitz and McCain disasters
“Acknowledging a positive trend requires you to acknowledge you’re coming from somewhere negative."
Prosecutors: Coast Guard officer plotted to ‘murder innocent civilians’
Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson stockpiled guns, ammunition and steroids and dreamed of mass murder, prosecutors contend.
Sailor charged with trying to set fire to his urine sample
The Virginia-based sailor attempted to torch the pee to avoid "an adverse administrative proceeding," according to charge sheets.
Report: lack of a senior quartermaster contributed to Fitz disaster
A secret Navy report into the 2017 disaster that killed seven sailors found the warship had been without the vital watchstander since 2015.
A watery hell: how a green crew fought the Fitz to save her
The crew of the Fitzgerald endured a bruising operational tempo in the months leading up to the fatal collision that left little time for training. But despite all that, they saved their ship and got her back home.
The ghost in the Fitz’s machine: why a doomed warship’s crew never saw the vessel that hit it
A secret Navy report details broken sensors that were reported for repairs but never fixed; schedule changes ordered by superiors high above the Fitz’s command triad that delayed crucial maintenance; taped-up radar controls and, worse, sailors who had no idea how to use the technology.
A warship doomed by ‘confusion, indecision, and ultimately panic’ on the bridge
A secret Navy report looks at the ways leaders could have averted the deadly destroyer Fitzgerald collision.
Warship John S. McCain returns to the water for the first time since last summer’s fatal collision
The heavily-damaged warship moved from dry dock to a pierside mooring on Tuesday, according to a Navy release.
‘The crew is still hurting’: One year later, some Fitzgerald shipmates struggle to go forward
One year after losing seven of their shipmates when the Fitz collided with a merchant vessel, some crew say they remain traumatized and wonder if they are ready to get underway again.
Japan Coast Guard recommends negligent homicide charges in Fitzgerald collision
The recommendation comes after an investigation found that both the Crystal’s second officer and the Fitzgerald’s officer of the deck were responsible.
By Nicole Bauke