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The command of the US Navy decided to make the first personnel decisions in connection with the incident, incident with the USS Connecticut submarine. This nuclear submarine, recall, collided with an underwater rock in the South China Sea. At least, this is the official version of the United States Navy. Exact location, Where did it happen, still not named in the USA.
Became known, that the command decided to remove three military personnel from their posts, who were part of the command staff of the crew of the Connecticut submarine at the time of the incident in the South China Sea. This is Submarine Commander Cameron Aljilani. (Cameron Aljilani) in the rank of commander (analogue of the Russian rank captain of the second rank), as well as Lieutenant Commander Patrick Cashin (Patrick Cashin) and Senior Sonar Technician (ST) in the rank of chief sailor Cory Rogers (Cory Rodgers), which at that time was supposed to conduct underwater surveillance.
Note the wording used.:
Due to loss of trust.
At the moment, the commander of the US 7th Fleet, Vice Admiral Carl Thomas, confirms, that a nuclear submarine collided with an underwater rock (mountain), adding, that this kind of collision could have been prevented.
Vice-Admiral Thomas:
Collision could have been prevented, but individual crew members did not show the necessary caution, the submarine was moving a little faster, than it should be in the area, where the relief is not so well studied, as we would like.
The document, which, at the preliminary stage of the investigation, is distributed to the US Navy, states, that the collision could have been prevented, if there was "a sound judgment about the operational situation, clear planning and work of watchmen”.
Three dismissed from service are planned to be replaced by other servicemen in the near future.
It is known, that the Connecticut nuclear submarine is going to be sent from the base in Guam for overhaul to the Bremerton shipyard in Washington state. However, there are difficulties in understanding, is a submarine capable of, injured, travel several thousand nautical miles.
used photos:Facebook/US 7th Fleet
