Navy mum on cause of (May) ship crash near Korean peninsula

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Navy mum on cause of ship crash near Korean peninsula
Geoff Ziezulewicz
Navy Times
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz 19 hours ago

Nearly six months after the guided-missile cruiser Lake Champlain collided with a 70-foot fishing vessel east of the Korean peninsula, Navy officials are declining to disclose what caused the crash.

Officials say that Capt. Chris Cegielski, the ship’s CO at the time, was administratively disciplined after the collision along with the executive officer and sailors who were on the watch team.

But Cegielski remained in charge of the ship until he handed over command last month during a standard change-of-command ceremony.

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