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Update on USN Collisions - 1/17/2018 12:30:12 AM

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US Navy surface boss expected to step down under pressure in latest collision fallout
https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2018/01/16/us-navy-surface-boss-expected-to-step-down-under-pressure-in-latest-collision-fallout/

Former Fitzgerald, McCain COs Face Negligent Homicide, Dereliction of Duty Charges Over Fatal Collisions
https://news.usni.org/2018/01/16/former-fitzgerald-mccain-cos-face-negligent-homicide-dereliction-duty-charges-fatal-collisions

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RE: Update on USN Collisions - 1/17/2018 9:10:51 AM

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A very sad state of affairs.

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RE: Update on USN Collisions - 1/17/2018 9:17:33 AM

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Hi all,

Ahhh... missed your thread and posted in old my thread with the news...

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RE: Update on USN Collisions - 1/18/2018 11:43:23 PM

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Very unfortunate. Hopefully this is getting fixed.

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RE: Update on USN Collisions - 3/8/2018 4:45:06 PM

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/08/uss-john-s-mccain-fatal-collision-blamed-on-sudden-turn-report.html

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RE: Update on USN Collisions - 3/9/2018 12:28:43 AM

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This report says sailors are undertrained and overworked. When I was in, we were overtrained and overworked.
I wonder why current sailors are undertrained. That is such a shame.

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