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Fired 7th Fleet admiral speaks out on what caused the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions
« on: April 30, 2018, 10:54:51 am »
Fired 7th Fleet admiral speaks out on what caused the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz  
 

The former head of the Japan-based 7th Fleet who was fired in the wake of two fatal destroyer collisions in the west Pacific last summer is for the first time offering his take on what led to the disasters, while at times questioning Big Navy’s account of what transpired.

Retired Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin was fired as 7th Fleet commander on Aug. 23, just a few days after the destroyer John S. McCain collided with a tanker near Singapore, an incident that killed 10 crew members.

A few months before that, seven other sailors died aboard the warship Fitzgerald when it was struck by a merchant vessel off Japan in June.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/04/27/fired-7th-fleet-admiral-speaks-out-on-what-caused-the-fitzgerald-and-mccain-collisions/
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Re: Fired 7th Fleet admiral speaks out on what caused the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2018, 11:01:34 am »
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Re: Fired 7th Fleet admiral speaks out on what caused the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2018, 11:11:24 am »
Quote from: driftdiver on April 30, 2018, 11:01:34 am
Doing more with less and less and less

aka...   The chickens  came home to roost in Obama's systematic gutting of the military.
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Re: Fired 7th Fleet admiral speaks out on what caused the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2018, 11:24:43 am »
The REMF who wont say no for fear of losing their job put the sailors on those ships in conditions which led to their deaths.  Then they punish their subordinates for what was sure to happen.
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Re: Fired 7th Fleet admiral speaks out on what caused the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2018, 02:01:36 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on April 30, 2018, 10:54:51 am
Fired 7th Fleet admiral speaks out on what caused the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz  
 

The former head of the Japan-based 7th Fleet who was fired in the wake of two fatal destroyer collisions in the west Pacific last summer is for the first time offering his take on what led to the disasters, while at times questioning Big Navy’s account of what transpired.

Retired Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin was fired as 7th Fleet commander on Aug. 23, just a few days after the destroyer John S. McCain collided with a tanker near Singapore, an incident that killed 10 crew members.

A few months before that, seven other sailors died aboard the warship Fitzgerald when it was struck by a merchant vessel off Japan in June.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/04/27/fired-7th-fleet-admiral-speaks-out-on-what-caused-the-fitzgerald-and-mccain-collisions/

There is a lot of truth in that article.
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