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Skipper of submarine San Francisco relieved of command
Navy Times
| 1/20/5
| William H. McMichael
Posted on 01/20/2005 7:33:30 AM PST by SmithL
Commander Mooney has been reassigned.
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: cmdrmooney; submarine; usn; usssanfrancisco
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http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-609556.php
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:33:30 AM PST
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:34:09 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(ErnBatavia, Boxer, Pelosi, Thomas...the ultimate nightmare Menage a Quatro)
To: Doohickey
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:34:34 AM PST
by
Severa
(I can't take this stress anymore...quick, get me a marker to sniff....)
To: Doohickey
One active ping.
We sure saw this coming
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:35:08 AM PST
by
SmithL
(ex-Boomer Rider)
To: SmithL
Wasn't the undersea obstruction uncharted?
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:35:50 AM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: Doohickey
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:36:17 AM PST
by
dread78645
(Truth is always the right answer)
To: SmithL
If the mount was not on any of the charts, how can he be held responsible?........
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:36:40 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you FReep!........)
To: mylife
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:37:29 AM PST
by
ozaukeemom
(Nuke the ACLU and their snivel rights!)
To: Red Badger
It sounds like he should get a medal, not a new job.
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:37:55 AM PST
by
thag
(Up armor this......)
To: ErnBatavia; SJSAMPLE
Yes, it was uncharted, and yes, that's SOP.
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:37:59 AM PST
by
SmithL
(ex-Boomer Rider)
To: ErnBatavia
I would be suprised if the USN would permit a skipper
under investigation to command a ship or boat
while it is being investigated.
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:38:12 AM PST
by
dwilli
To: Red Badger
Captains are always ultimately responsible, even for those things beyond their control. His career is now finished, wrongly or not. Pity.
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:38:31 AM PST
by
theDentist
(Jerry Springer: PBS for White Trash)
To: Red Badger
There is your way, my way and the Navy way.
As a former Navy officer, I knew he would be relieved.
Even if he is not negligent, would you want to be on a crew with a Captain that ran into something?
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:38:46 AM PST
by
shubi
(Peace through superior firepower.)
To: SmithL
Teddy Kennedy was not relieved of his command when he sunk the USS Submarine Oldsmobile.
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:39:25 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: SmithL
I served 5 years on a nuc sub from 1975 to 1980. It is SOP to change command after any "accident".
I was on the pier when a sub next to us was tired of waiting for the tugs to help it pull out so the skipper decided to get underway by himself and bump the sub next to him.
SUBGRUP 5 was on the tender above. He walked down and relieved the skipper right on the spot, the tugs came, tied the boat up and they had a change of command that day.
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:39:25 AM PST
by
edcoil
To: SmithL
Any facts / rumor how he hit a mountain - uncharted or not?
We play crazy Ivan in lots closer spaces so I am scratching my sub loving head on this one. (no. my 18 year old daughter was not at the helm)
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:40:41 AM PST
by
llevrok
(Straight Guy with a Marteen-eye)
To: Red Badger
The captain is always responsible. Period. Not always fair, but that is always the way it is.
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:40:58 AM PST
by
IGOTMINE
(Say a prayer for the common foot soldier...)
To: edcoil
I served 5 years on a nuc sub from 1975 to 1980. It is SOP to change command after any "accident". If that were true, my CO would have been relieved at least three times ...
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:41:49 AM PST
by
WildTurkey
(When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
To: shubi
In this case, yes. If in fact the mount was not charted, then the NAVY was negligent in not providing up to date maps. How many other un-charted mounts are there? Or NEW ones ala the tsumani earthquakes?...
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:42:09 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you FReep!........)
To: SmithL; Doohickey
Reassigned. The Captain's command is in dry dock and may be decommissioned. I suspect the inquiry will take at least 6 mos.
USS SF ping.
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posted on
01/20/2005 7:42:10 AM PST
by
BIGLOOK
(I once opposed keelhauling but have recently come to my senses.)
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