I want to know what these "so-called" saftey and voyage procedures were....? Are other commanders ignoring them too and why? Sorry about the sub...but as a tax payer I also know that it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to train sub commanders and to lose an experienced one because of a collision with an uncharted undersea mountain is moronic. Did these "violations" cause the ship to hit the mountain? It doesn't sound like it to me...but then since we'll never have the whole story...I'll just be stuck with the opinion I have.
The captain with great skill minimized the loss of life and brought the damaged boat back to port...that ought to count for something. The fact that he could actually bring the boat back says something of his skill and experience. To lose that expereince is stupid and wrong.
Well maybe in a future fight with China he'll be needed again...